On 16 and 17 September 1976, masked men raided their homes under cover of darkness, taking them away to clandestine detention centres in what became known as the "Night of the Pencils".

1976年9月16日和17日，一些蒙面男子在夜色下突袭了他们的住所，将他们带到了后来以“铅笔之夜”而闻名的秘密拘留中心。

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Israeli soldiers crossed the border under cover of darkness Saturday night and fanned out across areas of the northern Gaza Strip.

星期六晚上，以色列军人在夜色的掩护下跨过边界，挺进加沙北部大片地区。

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She had to made a desperate attempt to leave her husband so she left under the cover of night.

她只能孤注一掷，离开她的丈夫，所以她趁着夜色跑了。

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More than 4, 000 US marines, 1, 500 Afghan soldiers and 300 US soldiers moved in by helicopter under cover of night.

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"It seems to have happened under cover of night, " I said.

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At the start of the war, the stud moved east toward Russia to escape the advancing Germans, all the horses trotting under cover of night to escape the strafing aircraft.

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