sun
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It does raise the possibility that Infantino, he’s finally become Icarus and gotten too close to the sun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Another of the rare adults among the migrants camped out in the complex, a woman of 45, sheltered nearby, her face burned red by the sun.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
You've been dreaming about that summer break on the sun lounger, book in one hand and drink in the other, for months.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
The sun has always been a hot topic.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
Frosty cold nipped the air, but a rising sun promised to put up a valiant fight against the chill.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
In Nepal's eastern plains, rival political flags depicting blue bells and red suns flutter over tea farms and brick homes -- symbols of a local election campaign shaping landmark nationwide polls.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
That is roughly the mass of 19 suns lost annually, an amount large enough to disrupt the supply of material needed to form new stars.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 19, 2026
The background of the artwork echoes Van Gogh's Starry Night with two suns hanging in the sky that aim to represent the meeting of the two artists and their styles.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2025
Seems bright — a black hole flared with the light of 10 trillion suns.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025
And on the countless other planets that may circle other suns, is there life also?
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Because the home has been staged, buyers won’t be able to sit at the very kitchen table where the Kardashian clan gossiped over salads, or the poolside lounges where they often sunned themselves.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 17, 2026
She settled on a grassy knoll, sunned herself and took a nap.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
Perched on a pylon, a pelican sunned its wings.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2023
On a recent afternoon, two tourists — cousins from Sao Paulo — sunned on a wooden pier after bathing in the Rio Negro.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2021
From the rear—particularly where his vertebrae were visible—he might almost have passed for one of those needy metropolitan children who are sent out every summer to endowed camps to be fattened and sunned.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
He can often be seen sunning himself on the dock, with other sea lions dozing or barking away nearby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
But pedestrians were again venturing outdoors: a father walking with his daughter on a scooter, children playing with a ball, or locals sunning themselves in a park.
From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 2026
In almost every case, they were nearly motionless at the surface, sunning themselves in the warm morning light.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2025
While sunning herself on the beach with Uncle Bryn, Smithy, Nessa and the rest of the Shipman-West crew, she conceded maybe Barry Island wasn't so bad after all.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2024
From there, we spot mermaids and merrows sunning themselves near craggy caves, their scales reflecting the amber glow of the late-afternoon sun.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
