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small hours

NOUN
earliest hours of day
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Savage added that this joy in the face of institutional indifference to our suffering, our dancing into the small hours of the night, was indispensable for establishing political force and pushback during the AIDs crisis.

From Salon Mar. 31, 2025

At least 112 Palestinians were killed as crowds rushed around lorries delivering desperately needed food aid in the small hours of Thursday morning.

From BBC Mar. 1, 2024

Intensive sessions with all sorts of delegates went well into the small hours of Wednesday morning after the conference presidency’s initial document angered many countries by avoiding decisive calls for action on curbing warming.

From Seattle Times Dec. 12, 2023

Into the small hours of the year, into the dawn of another one.

From New York Times Dec. 9, 2023

Mama didn’t like the idea of me hanging out with Frank until the small hours of the morning.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers




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