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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

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

While he's no longer delivering babies in the small hours, he admits to being a bit unprepared for parenthood.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2023

I kept a vigilant watch, sometimes rising in the small hours of the night to gaze out at the moonlit lanes and hedgerows.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood