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Major rifts over key health care issues are at the heart of the federal government shutdown that began at the stroke of midnight on Oct. 1, 2025.
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Simon F. Haeder, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Without a breakthrough, federal funding will lapse at the stroke of midnight.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Target has issued a list of about 500 stores nationwide that will be remaining open past midnight local time to sell CDs and LPs at the stroke of 12.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
The line is generally around the building at the stroke of midnight that day, Parks said.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
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Simon F. Haeder, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Without a breakthrough, federal funding will lapse at the stroke of midnight.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Target has issued a list of about 500 stores nationwide that will be remaining open past midnight local time to sell CDs and LPs at the stroke of 12.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
The line is generally around the building at the stroke of midnight that day, Parks said.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
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“At the stroke of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20stroke%20of. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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