as in occurring (to)
to enter the mind of
it finally dawned on me that I had been going the wrong way
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striking
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Officers broke down the door to Taylor's apartment, and her then-current boyfriend Kenneth Walker, who thought someone was breaking into the home, fired one shot with a handgun, striking an officer in the leg.—
ABC News,
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27 Mar. 2026 -
Its striking color originated from the steel beams being coated with a red lead primer.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Dawning (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dawning%20%28on%29. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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