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dusk

[duhsk] / dʌsk /


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That lively string of bird feeders beside the nursing home seemed quietly heroic, like a line of lanterns burning brightly against the dusk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Parkin said while "it won't go pitch black", it would "go semi-dark, it'll be like dusk", leaving only a thin crescent of sunlight visible.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

The fact that Saturn's cusp is displaced toward dusk provides evidence that a planet's rotation rate can fundamentally reshape its nearby space environment.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

In the early evening, just before dusk, the sun peeks through the trees and warms the bench.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

In the dusk, his dark-red hair looked almost black.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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