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• Some believe that locking lips at the stroke of midnight can strengthen an already-existing relationship and offer good luck, and that a lack of someone to do it with means an upcoming year of loneliness.
  — Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2023
• But a seeming free-fall of 29 degrees took it to 34 at day’s end, and this trend did not halt at the stroke of midnight.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2023
• Prior to its release at the stroke of midnight, 5 Stars was already a hit.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 2 June 2023
• The shiny pop-rock outfit out of Brisbane, Australia dropped the new album at the stroke of midnight.
  — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2021
• On Thursday night — at the stroke of midnight — the Red songstress shared the title of yet another track on the album, which is set to drop Oct. 21.
  — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 7 Oct. 2022
• In a very on-brand move, Taylor Swift dropped her new album, Midnights, at the stroke of midnight today.
  — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Oct. 2022
• As with her previous videos, episode seven dropped at the stroke of midnight on TikTok.
  — Anna Chan, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2022
• On the night of, get to work on preparing a fantastic feast (with the help of a little wine and great music), to be enjoyed at the stroke of midnight.
  — Sunset Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
• The body insecurities that come with middle school prove even worse when your body can morph into any shape at the stroke of a pen.
  — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2021
• Every morning at the stroke of 9, in the western Ukrainian city of Chernivtsi, the entire town square comes to a standstill for a moment of silence to mourn the war dead.
  — Jeffrey Gettleman Finbarr O’Reilly, New York Times, 17 July 2023
• Russia’s border with NATO will more than double at the stroke of a pen, with an additional 830 miles.
  — Sune Engel Rasmussen, WSJ, 13 May 2022
• After a turbulent 2020, many are looking forward to turning the page and starting a new chapter at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve.
  — Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 31 Dec. 2020
• Pubs opened at 6 a.m. and some hair salons reportedly welcomed customers at the stroke of midnight.
  — Fox News, 5 July 2020
• The conditions of one day seldom vanish, like Cinderella’s finery, at the stroke of midnight.
  — Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2020
• Have one at the stroke of midnight with the recipe below, or click here to find out why Prosecco actually works better here than Champagne.
  — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2022
• The annual event—which started at the stroke of midnight on June 21 and runs through the last minute of June 22—is now in full force, with Prime Day furniture deals to be had on everything from new couches to bar carts to bed frames.
  — Lindsay Boyers, Forbes, 22 June 2021
• Terminally ill teens living at Brightcliffe Hospice sneak out daily at the stroke of midnight to share ghost stories with each other and look for signs of the world beyond.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2022
• But move quickly — because this one expires at the stroke of midnight following Travel Tuesday.
  — Dan Koday, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2023
• The overnight inauguration came just as Cuomo's resignation took effect at the stroke of midnight.
  — Jon Campbell, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2021
• The official digital release of the cast album for the new Broadway production, in which Michele came in as a switch-hitter for former lead actress Beanie Feldstein, drops tomorrow at the stroke of midnight.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 17 Nov. 2022
• But most economists overlook the fact that dollarization, for the most part, is nothing more than a change in a country’s unit of account, accomplished at the stroke of a pen as obligations are redenominated.
  — Matt Sekerke, National Review, 29 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024