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In a foreign policy address to ambassadors accredited to the Holy See, Francis lamented that 2024 had dawned at a time in history in which peace is “increasingly threatened, weakened and in some part lost.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2024

He said that a new era in Spanish football had dawned with his appointment but he can't have predicted this.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2023

The Roaring 20s had dawned and the spending began in earnest: furs, luxury cars, lavish parties and the shopping sprees at the Emery, Bird, Thayer department store.

From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2022

A new era had dawned, he said, in which “enlightened self-interest, as well as shared values, will compel countries to define their greatness in more constructive ways.”

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2022

When the fateful day had dawned, the tribe numbered forty-two men, counting those who were too old to fight.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell