as in occurs (to)
to enter the mind of
it finally dawned on me that I had been going the wrong way
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When severe wind strikes Southern California, the results can be destructive and deadly.—
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That shift strikes me as familiar.—
Larry Magid,
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8 Jan. 2026
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“Dawns (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dawns%20%28on%29. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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