first light
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Officers would remain at the site overnight, police said, with further searches resuming at first light on Tuesday.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Investor documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal said the goal is for the plane to be the first light jet to focus on artificial-intelligence flight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
Nonetheless, we take a page out of Hemingway’s book and leave The Mira “as soon after first light as possible.”
From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025
The sky was a black flag at first light.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2025
At first light on Thursday, April 18, by which time the sky had cleared, we gathered our belongings and embarked for Camp Two, four miles and 1,700 vertical feet above.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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