midnight oil
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The midnight oil was ignited, but it didn't need to burn for long.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2024
Employees are no longer interested in burning the midnight oil, said Mandy Price, co-founder and CEO of Kanarys, a tech company that provides organizations with diversity, equity and inclusion data.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2023
The onetime Stanford star burned the midnight oil as vigorously as he torched the Rams, scoring three touchdowns — rushing, receiving and passing — in a 31-14 blowout.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2022
Modern society, however, rewards early risers while stigmatizing those burning the midnight oil, said Brant Hasler, associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh and part of the university's Center for Sleep and Circadian Science.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2022
All that hard work, solving the clues, burning midnight oil, endangering the lives of his friends, it had all come to nothing.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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