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midnight

[mid-nahyt] / ˈmɪdˌnaɪt /


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You stayed up late at the pub in the early hours of the morning, or set your alarm for after midnight to watch England in its nail-biting match against Mexico.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026

The fireworks display on the National Mall was itself delayed until nearly midnight because of thunderstorms.

From Barron's • Jul. 6, 2026

Just after midnight July 3, 2025, Jota and his brother, André Silva, died in a single-car crash, near Zamora, Spain.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2026

As midnight arrived, he was tucked between his parents on a sleeping bag on a granite floor, next to a staircase in one of Kyiv’s subway stations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026

This news didn’t reach us till almost midnight, and then under dramatic circumstances.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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