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daybreak

[dey-breyk] / ˈdeɪˌbreɪk /


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At daybreak on a recent morning, travelers heading to Havana had suitcases full of survival goods at Miami International Airport, where the squeak of plastic-wrapping machines for baggage echoed throughout the terminal.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

"You are like the wind at daybreak, you are like a cherished vision," he sings in a direct address to the horse, named Rovach.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

On a normal cruise out of Florida, finding a free chair with a view of the ocean can be a fool’s errand, unless you’re willing to get up at daybreak.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 23, 2025

By daybreak, the winds from Typhoon Fung-wong which had howled all night had died down, and people came out to see the damage.

From BBC Nov. 9, 2025

The next morning at daybreak she went to see the rats.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien




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