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eclipse

[ih-klips] / ɪˈklɪps /






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On average, a total solar eclipse is visible from any given spot on Earth only once every 400 years.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

In London, the eclipse will begin at 03:33 BST and deepen until maximum eclipse at 05:12 BST, when around 90% of the Moon will be immersed in Earth's umbra, the darkest part of its shadow.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

If energy prices continue to rise, California or New York could one day eclipse Germany in total installed balcony solar capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The fee for a transfer could become a record for a British player and eclipse the £105m Arsenal paid West Ham for Declan Rice in 2023.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

I didn’t know yet what my project would be next year, but it was sure to eclipse anything Tamika came up with for the seventh-grade science fair.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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