dusk
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They are most active during pup-leaving season between September and November and during dawn and dusk.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
I would stand in our kitchen at dusk, the marine layer settling in, peaceful as I loaded the dishwasher in a life I hadn’t necessarily seen for myself.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
A surge in cases among migrant workers at a quarry site in Mandera last year led authorities to restrict movement at dusk and dawn when sandflies are most active.
From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026
At dusk, people went to their balconies and rooftops to chant God is greatest, as their parents had against the Shah, until that petered out too.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026
I am told it would be dusk in the village of Ardestan by the time we arrived.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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