first night

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The first night, I topped bowls with avocado and sour cream; the second, I spooned leftovers over white rice with shredded cabbage and green onion left over from another dinner earlier in the week.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Rory McColl, 37, arrived in Bangkok on 9 March for a 12-day trip around the country, but was arrested after he went out for a drink on his first night.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Injured on the first night of the battle, he was resting in the pouring rain beneath a tree when Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman found him.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

Jack Johnson headlined the first night and Roger Waters closed the main stage, performing Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” and letting a giant inflatable pig loose in the sky.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Left by my aunt on the first night I arrived.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse