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dusk

[duhsk] / dʌsk /


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Also, avoid walking at dawn and dusk, when coyotes are active.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

The dodo may have followed a more flexible daily schedule, with activity possibly extending into dawn and dusk.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

The traps are laid in the afternoon and picked up the following morning, allowing them to collect mosquitoes at dusk and dawn, when the insects are most active.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

You can reduce your risk by not swimming at dawn or dusk when sharks are most active, staying close to shore and swimming in groups, said Dodd.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

By the time they reached the clinic, dusk had fallen.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh




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