twilight
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“The Boys of Dungeon Lane,” Paul McCartney’s twenty-seventh post-Beatles studio album, is the portrait of an artist in his twilight, a rich assortment of storytelling and nostalgia befitting the world’s greatest living songwriter.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
We were running this airlift, like small propeller planes with eight seats, trying to get more than 100 people back to the mainland before twilight hits because they don’t have lighting on the runway.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
The receiver class includes three household names in the twilight of their careers: Mike Evans, Deebo Samuel and Stefon Diggs.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
"It almost felt like being in the twilight zone," he added.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
We decide to go that evening, in the twilight before dark, when most people will be hurrying to their homes and the nurses are in their bedroom.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961
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