by night
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: at night : during the night
New York by night is very different from New York by day.
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What to expect: An Italian-Creole seafood restaurant by day and a speakeasy by night, this hidden gem is in West Town, which seems to be the new hot restaurant district.
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Moyo Adeolu, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
Tucson by night All told, Tucson’s Astro Trail features five observatories, a planetarium, a laboratory, an aviation and space museum, two state parks, and one national park.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 4 Feb. 2025
The actor, who plays Bruce Wayne — the Gotham City billionaire playboy by day and caped vigilante by night, also known as Batman — in the latest live-action iteration of the DC Comics character, is set to return for The Batman: Part II.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
The drama, for which Heidi Cole McAdams is serving as showrunner, follows a group of ex-military personnel who operate a ranch on the Texas-Mexico border by day and conduct various missions across the globe by night.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
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Moyo Adeolu, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
Tucson by night All told, Tucson’s Astro Trail features five observatories, a planetarium, a laboratory, an aviation and space museum, two state parks, and one national park.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 4 Feb. 2025
The actor, who plays Bruce Wayne — the Gotham City billionaire playboy by day and caped vigilante by night, also known as Batman — in the latest live-action iteration of the DC Comics character, is set to return for The Batman: Part II.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
The drama, for which Heidi Cole McAdams is serving as showrunner, follows a group of ex-military personnel who operate a ranch on the Texas-Mexico border by day and conduct various missions across the globe by night.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
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“By night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20night. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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