in the Bible
: the first woman, the wife of Adam, and the mother of Cain and Abel
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Noun (1)
from morn to eve the settlers toiled to eke a living from the harsh land
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
Sinner parted company with Naldi and his trainer Umberto Ferrara on the eve of the U.S. Open.
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—David Folkenflik, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
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—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
Sinner parted company with Naldi and his trainer Umberto Ferrara on the eve of the U.S. Open.
—James Hansen, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
On the eve of the NFL playoffs, DraftKings is rolling out an innovative subscription service that brings the high-margin Costco model on recurring subscription revenue into the sports betting ecosystem.
—Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
In April 2023, on the eve of a trial in Delaware in which Fox founder Rupert Murdoch was set to testify, the network and its parent corporation agreed to pay $787.5 million to settle a defamation suit filed by Dominion Voting Systems.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Eve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eve. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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