day is breaking

idiom

: the sun is rising
They left just as day was breaking.

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Public schools are being forced to go remote to manage outbreaks, and the number of Utahns testing positive for COVID-19 each day is breaking records. Kim Bojórquez, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Jan. 2022

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“Day is breaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20is%20breaking. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.

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