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I always seem to wake up at daybreak, regardless of what the clock says.
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By daybreak, two larger air tankers, known as SuperScoopers, were also able join the operation, officials said.
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Martial law ultimately lasted about six hours, after the quick overrule by the National Assembly forced Mr. Yoon’s Cabinet to lift it before daybreak Dec. 4.
—Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
One driver used to silently pass her a doughnut and coffee at daybreak.
—Carly Stern, Vox, 6 Dec. 2024
After assessing campus conditions at daybreak, the university is lifting the shelter-in-place protocol.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Martial law ultimately lasted about six hours, after the quick overrule by the National Assembly forced Mr. Yoon’s Cabinet to lift it before daybreak Dec. 4.
—Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
One driver used to silently pass her a doughnut and coffee at daybreak.
—Carly Stern, Vox, 6 Dec. 2024
After assessing campus conditions at daybreak, the university is lifting the shelter-in-place protocol.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Daybreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daybreak. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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daybreak
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day·break
-ˌbrāk 
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