first light
noun
: the time when light is first seen in the morning : dawn
She was up at first light.
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County search and rescue crews paused efforts at sundown Thursday, but will resume at first light Friday, while the US Coast Guard continued searching throughout the evening, police said.
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Sara Smart, CNN, 12 July 2024
Mother-Daughter Tourists, a Swiss Family of 4: Victims of Hawaii Helicopter Crash Identified
The search was paused at sundown on July 11 and was set to continue at first light on July 12, authorities said.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
In the next two years two new facilities in Chile are expected to see first light and begin to undertake their own surveys of thousands of southern-sky supernovae.
—Richard Panek, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
The next morning, the team headed out at first light to attempt to rescue it again.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
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Sara Smart, CNN, 12 July 2024
Mother-Daughter Tourists, a Swiss Family of 4: Victims of Hawaii Helicopter Crash Identified
The search was paused at sundown on July 11 and was set to continue at first light on July 12, authorities said.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
In the next two years two new facilities in Chile are expected to see first light and begin to undertake their own surveys of thousands of southern-sky supernovae.
—Richard Panek, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
The next morning, the team headed out at first light to attempt to rescue it again.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
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“First light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20light. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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