as in night
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness
from morn to eve the settlers toiled to eke a living from the harsh land
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Advertisement The contract’s ratification on the eve of election day clears the way for a major U.S. manufacturer and government contractor to restart Pacific Northwest assembly lines that the factory worker walkouts had idled for 53 days.
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David Koenig, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Ivanka Trump is skipping the campaign trail on the eve of the 2024 presidential election.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
On the eve of Election Day, Newsweek spoke to four young men in Lehigh County in the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Members had voted almost unanimously against Boeing’s first offer on the eve of the strike, and then 64% voted against the second offer less than two weeks ago.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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David Koenig, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Ivanka Trump is skipping the campaign trail on the eve of the 2024 presidential election.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
On the eve of Election Day, Newsweek spoke to four young men in Lehigh County in the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Members had voted almost unanimously against Boeing’s first offer on the eve of the strike, and then 64% voted against the second offer less than two weeks ago.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Copied Share Commanders go three-and-out Rohan Nadkarni Only three plays and six yards for the Commanders on their first drive of the night.Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The plight of the core group is threaded with scenes revolving around the McConville family, whose matriarch Jean is taken by the IRA one night in 1972.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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The annual award show, which recognizes outstanding achievement in country music, features rising stars and veteran performers competing for the evening's top honors, including the New Artist of the Year award and the coveted Entertainer of the Year title.Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
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Wednesday ∙ High: 89 ∙ Low: 73 ∙ Chances for showers and thunder from early morning until evening hours.Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed 40 people around the eastern city of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley on Wednesday, according to the country’s health ministry, and at dusk more strikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs.Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Shadow details are maintained while looking dark, and in one scene of a valley at dusk, the lights of houses twinkle brightly without showing any light bloom.PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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Shots of a lioness silhouetted against a sunset and trees silhouetted against a stormy sky are very detailed; the contours of the lioness and both the texture and color of leaves and bark on the trees come through without looking blown out.PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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Think about the jackass, who probably isn’t enjoying a stunning pink-purple sunset.Tim Zientek, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Eve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eve. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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