dawn (on)

as in to occur (to)
to enter the mind of it finally dawned on me that I had been going the wrong way

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strike
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  • Any treaty struck between the United States and Iran would require a two-thirds majority vote in the upper chamber, as laid out in the Constitution and noted by Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT).
    Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 27 May 2025
  • The vehicle then crossed over the Hamilton Avenue intersection and struck a concrete barrier on the on-ramp, state police said.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2025
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“Dawn (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dawn%20%28on%29. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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