solstice
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Mackay said his company believed it was the closest a civilian airliner had operated so close to winter solstice, which was on 21 June.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Visions of those possibilities were realized on the summer solstice in mid-June at L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
The tubes’ openings frame the sunrise and sunset on solstice days, while the perforations admit light onto their interior walls in the pattern of certain constellations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
But Wexler says 5,000 years ago, the winter solstice - the shortest day of the year -held more significance for the ancient communities.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Toward the end of our second day on the train, June 13, eight days before the summer solstice, we passed through spine golden hills and over the Mississippi River into St. Louis.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
Every year, California gets hit with those highest high tides roughly around the summer and winter solstices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Other factors that influence the timing of the solstices include variations in the length of the Earth's orbit, and a wobble in its axis caused by its rotation.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025
Any planet that is tilted will have solstices.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2024
An oval trench with openings oriented toward the summer and winter solstices surrounded several silos, including the one with the three women.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 9, 2024
The moon grew fat and thin, there were solstices, first frosts, and spring rains.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
Vocabulary lists containing solstice
The Lightning Thief
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Celestial Words To Mark The Winter Solstice
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Oh, My Stars! A Solstice Sampler
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