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overnight

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












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Not only did they rush overnight into a high-dollar transaction—Mr. Walter bought the team a year ago for $10 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Bitcoin rose 1.1% to $69,831 after reaching as high as $69,994 overnight.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

From 23 not out overnight, Cox returned with the calmness he showed on Wednesday.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Firefighters wrestled "numerous flare-ups" under control overnight, working in very difficult conditions as powerful winds buffeted the eastern region bordering Germany -- with a "mini-tornado" even striking a town outside the park.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

Macy ignored me and tossed clothes into her overnight bag, then hefted it onto her shoulder.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

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

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

“As the heat builds day by day there will be little relief during the overnights, especially within the Las Vegas valley and Death Valley National Park,” the warning said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2024

“My mother worked overnights, as well. We have a love and appreciation for the third shift.”

From Seattle Times Mar. 7, 2023

Conrad and I had just thought he was having overnights.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

MedMen was so afraid of me and the pettiness and my vitriol that they overnighted us a check.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 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

Then he ordered a new one online and overnighted it to his location.

From Washington Post Jul. 20, 2022

Had we chosen an urban Quebec vacation we probably would have overnighted at Auberge de St. Antoine which offers a 40 percent winter discount.

From New York Times Nov. 26, 2018

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

From Washington Times Dec. 5, 2023

Since then, he’s been a fixture in Madrona, overnighting on metal bus benches that were impossibly small for his big frame, then lugging his bags up and down the hills.

From Seattle Times Nov. 22, 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

After that, he traveled around the country in a truck, overnighting in campgrounds.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2014

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

From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus




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