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I always seem to wake up at daybreak, regardless of what the clock says.
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After assessing campus conditions at daybreak, the university is lifting the shelter-in-place protocol.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
By daybreak, roads heading south to the area hit heaviest by the fighting were clogged with thousands of cars as Lebanese residents returned to what was left of their homes.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024
As drier air moves into the area, precipitation will change to sprinkles through daybreak.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 29 Mar. 2024
Martial law ultimately lasted about six hours, after the quick overrule by the National Assembly forced Yoon’s Cabinet to lift it before daybreak Wednesday.
—Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
By daybreak, roads heading south to the area hit heaviest by the fighting were clogged with thousands of cars as Lebanese residents returned to what was left of their homes.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024
As drier air moves into the area, precipitation will change to sprinkles through daybreak.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 29 Mar. 2024
Martial law ultimately lasted about six hours, after the quick overrule by the National Assembly forced Yoon’s Cabinet to lift it before daybreak Wednesday.
—Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Daybreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daybreak. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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daybreak
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day·break
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