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sunrise

[suhn-rahyz] / ˈsʌnˌraɪz /


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Interestingly, the longest day of the year does not necessarily coincide with the earliest sunrise or latest sunset.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Shopkeepers open before sunrise and shut between noon and 4pm.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Just after sunrise, we drove through more fog, our headlights only making the visibility worse.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Several other neighborhoods in the area remained threatened and under evacuation orders after sunrise, however.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

“If we weren’t here at sunrise we would have missed everything.”

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook




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