eve
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I assume you didn’t wait to start thinking about it until the eve of your 70th.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
Sarah “Sally” Snyder, a young, struggling actress, was found dead in a New York City apartment on the eve of her 22nd birthday, about two weeks before Christmas 1973.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
But on the eve of the trip, Lai’s office said it had been forced to postpone.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
"What we're trying to do is to protect the integrity of what makes golf so great," Ridley said on the eve of the Masters.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
His only daughter, Violet, drowned on the eve of her wedding, and two years later his troubled wife deserted their home.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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