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daybreak

[dey-breyk] / ˈdeɪˌbreɪk /


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At daybreak on a recent morning, travelers heading to Havana had suitcases full of survival goods at Miami International Airport, where the squeak of plastic-wrapping machines for baggage echoed throughout the terminal.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

"You are like the wind at daybreak, you are like a cherished vision," he sings in a direct address to the horse, named Rovach.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

Around 70 people braved the cold to queue outside the West Kowloon court at daybreak, while dozens of journalists gathered outside the building's entrance.

From Barron's Feb. 8, 2026

At least 84 of the victims - 56 adults and 28 children - died in Kerr County, where the Guadalupe River was swollen by torrential downpours before daybreak on Friday, the July Fourth public holiday.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2025

He quit when the roosters started crowing at daybreak.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls




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