dead of night
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In the dead of night on Friday, a large yellow truck led by a police escort made its way through the empty streets of London.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Scott McKenna will wake up in the dead of night for the rest of his days after this.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Ten months after the most mind-boggling trade in basketball history went down in the dead of night, only one thing is unsurprising.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
We asked a former senior official, “How often does the president rehearse for the moment when they might be woken in the dead of night and asked to decide the fate of humanity?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
And who was going to willingly drive all the way out to a cemetery in the dead of night to pick up a boy caked in dirt and not ask questions?
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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