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a false dawn

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a false dawn
something which seems to show that a successful period is beginning or that a situation is improving when it is not
Usage notes: False dawn is the light which appears in the sky just before the sun rises in the morning.
His victory in the French Open proved to be a false dawn after he failed to win another title for the next five years.
See also: dawn, false


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