eve
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“These allegations are false and come on the eve of an election against the front-runner for governor,” he said in a statement, overstating somewhat his status in the neck-and-neck gubernatorial race.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
On the eve of the 12-day war, Israel believed Iran had 2,500 or 3,000 ballistic missiles and would soon be able to mass-produce more.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
On the eve of the religious service, the Archbishop of Canterbury told the BBC that it would have "women's voices right the way through it".
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
And you, my friend, have come up against a brick wall on the eve of your 73rd birthday, when your first RMD is due, and there’s no way around it.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
Dewey, for example, had spent two wearying and wasted days trying to trace that phantom pair, the Mexicans sworn by Paul Helm to have visited Mr. Clutter on the eve of the murders.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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