first light
noun
: the time when light is first seen in the morning : dawn
She was up at first light.
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This great white egret took off into the first light of a spring morning.
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
This cosmic fossil represents the first light capable of freely traveling through the cosmos after electrons bonded with protons, allowing photons to travel freely without being endlessly scattered.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Feb. 2025
On Wednesday, Los Angeles residents woke up to the first light coming through layers of thick ash and smoke in the air.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Thirteen million people had clicked by first light.
—Ariel Levy, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
This cosmic fossil represents the first light capable of freely traveling through the cosmos after electrons bonded with protons, allowing photons to travel freely without being endlessly scattered.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Feb. 2025
On Wednesday, Los Angeles residents woke up to the first light coming through layers of thick ash and smoke in the air.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Thirteen million people had clicked by first light.
—Ariel Levy, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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“First light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20light. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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