in the Bible
: the first woman, the wife of Adam, and the mother of Cain and Abel
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Noun (1)
from morn to eve the settlers toiled to eke a living from the harsh land
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Security & Defense Reporter Ellie Cook , Reporting From Munich, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
The hearing comes on the eve of Lester’s trial in Clay County Circuit Court, which was scheduled to begin Feb. 18.
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Noun
The incident occurred on the eve of the Munich Security Conference.
—Security & Defense Reporter Ellie Cook , Reporting From Munich, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
The hearing comes on the eve of Lester’s trial in Clay County Circuit Court, which was scheduled to begin Feb. 18.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025
On the eve of Super Bowl 2025, the New Heights podcaster offered his own perspective in an interview with Westwood One Sports on Saturday, Feb. 8.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Deadline talked with Tykwer about his new film on the eve of its world premiere in Berlin.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Eve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eve. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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