at the crack of dawn
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: very early in the morning : at dawn
We got up at the crack of dawn to go fishing.
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But while many canines might be up at the crack of dawn to demand breakfast and a morning walk, this didn't exactly happen with Lucy, as Lynde, who didn't give her surname, revealed in a viral video.
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Temperatures are sweltering at the crack of dawn and often remain that way throughout the night.
—Bhavya Ancha, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2025
Given the hordes of fans that rose at the crack of dawn and weathered the elements just to get a glimpse of the five-time major champion during a practice round earlier this week, the bedlam that awaited the boy from Holywood on Thursday should have come as no surprise.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
Charlamagne’s routine has remained more or less the same for his decades-long career in radio: Up at the crack of dawn and live on the airwaves shortly after.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Temperatures are sweltering at the crack of dawn and often remain that way throughout the night.
—Bhavya Ancha, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2025
Given the hordes of fans that rose at the crack of dawn and weathered the elements just to get a glimpse of the five-time major champion during a practice round earlier this week, the bedlam that awaited the boy from Holywood on Thursday should have come as no surprise.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
Charlamagne’s routine has remained more or less the same for his decades-long career in radio: Up at the crack of dawn and live on the airwaves shortly after.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
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