by night
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Some tours go out by night, focusing on bioluminescent plankton.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
It was but a week after its appearance that Washington and his men crossed the icy Delaware River by night and surprised Hessian mercenaries in Trenton, N.J.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
In this world, a player like Omeed “Atlas” Atlaschi, 31, is a microbiologist in Orange County by day, and an elite gamer by night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
Some scam farms act as legitimate businesses during the day and scam centres by night.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
They had been fortunate where the pirates were concerned, slipping down Dagger Lake by night, unseen and unmolested.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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