summer solstice
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Ten days later on 21 June, it is the summer solstice, the day of the year in the northern hemisphere with most daylight.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025
Yet on the summer solstice, I spotted his SUV at the beach.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2025
It is composed of sarsens and bluestones, all of them aligned towards the sunrise on the summer solstice and sunset on the winter solstice.
From Salon • Nov. 16, 2024
In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice happens when Earth’s tilt toward the sun is greatest.
From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024
At this rate, we’d never make it to L.A. alive, much less before the summer solstice.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
