Issue: In a news article: "Shortly before 3 a.m. that morning".
Explanation of terminology: "a.m." (or "am" or "AM" or "A.M.") in relation to time, stands for "ante meridian", or "before noon", or "in the morning". Conversely, "a.m." (or "am" or "AM" or "A.M.") stands for "post-meridian", or "after noon".
Example: "the altercation took place at 9am in the morning" -- "9am in the morning" = "9 in the morning, in the morning".
This must stop. It's quite grating.
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