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dawn (up)on someone

Fig. [for a fact] to become apparent to someone; [for something] to be suddenly realized by someone. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) Then it dawned upon me that I was actually going to have the job. On the way home, it dawned on me that I had never returned your call, so when I got home I called immediately.

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CAPTION(S): NEW LOOK: Dawn before she lost seven stone, far left, and after the change, left; WOES: Dawn on holiday in 1999, left; FAMILY LOVE: The couple with sons Travis and Bailey, left Picture by PETER BENN; JOYOUS DAY: Dawn and Russ Shaw on their wedding day at the Swallow Hotel, above, and posing for a picture with their family around them, inset; THE BOYS: Travis and Bailey when they were younger, left Dawn was so ill she couldn't go out but now she feels she has been ... by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England) Anyone who wants to show the exhibition in a library, school or other public building should contact Dawn on 07921 544486 or dawnedavies14@hotmail. SPREAD THE NEWS; Interview by The Journal (Newcastle, England) And it was Anne who was the first of the Street cast to congratulate Dawn on the baby. BABY BARLOW; My lad is gorgeous says Street's Tracy by Ward, Amanda / The Mirror (London, England)			dart out dash dash a note off dash across dash against dash away dash hopes dash off dash out dash over dash to pieces date date back date from daub daub on daub with daughter Davy Jones's locker dawdle dawdle about dawdle along dawdle away dawdle over dawn dawn on day day after day day and night day by day day in and day out day in, day out day late and a dollar short day of reckoning day off day one day person day-to-day day-tripper daydream about daylight daylight robbery days days are numbered days on end days running de facto de rigeur de trop dead dead ahead			dawn dawn dawn dawn Dawn And Dusk Combat Air Patrol Dawn Ape Dawn Ape Dawn Boyfield Design Associates Dawn Breakers International Film Festival Dawn Brings a New Beginning Dawn chorus Dawn chorus Dawn chorus day Dawn chorus day dawn choruses dawn choruses Dawn Duelists Society Dawn Fraser dawn horse dawn horse dawn horse Dawn Internet Newsalert Dawn of Aces Dawn of life Dawn of the Dance Dawn of the Dead Dawn of the Dragon Dawn Of The Replicants Dawn of War Dawn of War: Winter Assault dawn on dawn phenomenon dawn phenomenon dawn phenomenon dawn phenomenon Dawn Raid Dawn Raid dawn raids dawn raids dawn redwood dawn redwood Dawn redwoods Dawn redwoods Dawn service Dawn service dawn side Dawn stone Dawn the Fallen Angels Dawn-dusk orbit Dawn-dusk orbit Dawn/dusk orbit Dawn/dusk orbit Dawnay Day Corporate Finance Ltd. dawned dawned dawned dawned dawned dawney dawning dawning

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