dawn on
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Before dawn on Sept. 8, thieves in southern France broke into what was Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s last home, now a museum, and escaped with two of his paintings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The Perseids is active from mid-July to 23 August, but the best time to catch the display is between midnight and dawn on 12 and 13 August.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
There were no immediate reports of any casualties in the incident, which took place before dawn on Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Tell me, Christopher Nolan, when did it first rosy-fingered dawn on you that your favorite type of protagonist — a tormented sinner-hero — was a specialty of the ancient Greeks?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
It’s like the pinging of wind chimes at dawn on the Gulf of Mexico combined with the sound of ocean waves against the shore.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
