nocturnal
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Exploiting a scheduling quirk—Singapore’s 8 p.m. race typically follows a slate of afternoon starts in Europe—the entire paddock just lives in an alternate, nocturnal universe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The tiny nocturnal species has disappeared from 20 counties in England since the 19th Century.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Second lead author Johannes Herpell adds: "Genes crucial for nocturnal CO2 storage in CAM metabolism are particularly affected."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
But they are too strange to be memoiristic: “In the evening we flower; like strange nocturnal plants we put out our display.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
“Lechuzas don’t hide in barns at night. Owls are nocturnal predators. You should know that. You’ve seen every animal documentary on the Nature Channel.”
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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