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overnight

[oh-ver-nahyt, oh-ver-nahyt, oh-ver-nahyt] / ˈoʊ vərˈnaɪt, ˈoʊ vərˌnaɪt, ˌoʊ vərˈnaɪt /












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Late last month, Stahl received nine emails overnight floating job leads.

From MarketWatch Sep. 5, 2026

This includes explaining the rising cost of doing business to his customers, avoiding refueling in California where possible and using alternative fuels to power air conditioning in trucks overnight.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

"I think that's really valuable because, you know, Rome was not built overnight, and it was not built by one person or one group of people. It was built by the community."

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

His comments prompted a reversal in yield rises which continued overnight and into European trading.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

“High twenties overnight, mid-thirties to low forties during the day.”

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

Nobody imagined using Wi-Fi to livestream Thursday Night Football from a multinational tech conglomerate that also overnights toilet paper and garden gnomes.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 10, 2026

Elegant, clutter-free and homey, the condominium is a calm place to come home to after working long shifts, including overnights, at Children’s Hospital.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 10, 2025

Stays at Swiss five-star hotels make up around 8% of all overnights, but the guests in them contribute at least 25% of Switzerland's total revenue from tourism.

From BBC Mar. 2, 2025

The Fortune Creek Huts near Cle Elum are also open for their first season of backcountry overnights, having survived legal challenges from the Washington State Snowmobile Association.

From Seattle Times Dec. 6, 2022

Grandma and Mother continued to work very hard to keep secrets about whether Papa really had left home forever or whether or not he was on one of his frequent overnights.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

The pastries look as if they were overnighted from Paris, even as the signature breakfast sandwich — a biscuit with fried chicken, pimento cheese and hot honey — showcases Southern cuisine.

From New York Times Apr. 13, 2024

He said he paid extra to have it overnighted to his home.

From Washington Times Jun. 13, 2023

Of the affected voters, a lawyer for the county told the court that 585 had already been overnighted a ballot or had canceled their absentee ballot and voted early.

From Reuters Nov. 7, 2022

She occasionally overnighted about an hour outside Detroit with Judy Chiodo, a fellow Trump rally-trotter, rather than drive all the way home to Sault Ste. Marie.

From Washington Post Jul. 15, 2021

My sister overnighted me an oximeter so I could monitor my oxygen and heartbeat, and my oxygen level dipped to 90 but no lower.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2021

BTW: If you’re overnighting in Paso Robles, consider Sensorio, a walk-through display of ever-changing lights, most of it concocted by artist Bruce Munro.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 1, 2025

The men in separate canoes were returning to shore after overnighting on the lake’s Deer Island.

From Washington Times Dec. 5, 2023

My friend’s mom notably wrangled our gang of overnighting 20-somethings with the imperturbable grace of a seasoned host.

From Washington Post Dec. 16, 2021

My vote goes to overnighting in bigger Prineville, with a morning detour in Mitchell for coffee and croissants.

From Seattle Times Jun. 25, 2021

Sometimes he travelled closer to the city, overnighting in places like the Merri Creek reserve.

From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus




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