sundown

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Eid al-Fitr is held on the first day of the 10th month of the calendar marking the end of Ramadan, when Muslims fast from dawn to sundown.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

“If the conflict abates by Monday sundown, coinciding with the start of the Jewish holiday Purim, the oil price spike could prove short-lived,” Kaneva wrote.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

His daily broadcasts last from sunrise to sundown, and they often eclipse a million cumulative viewers.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

So it was to bed well before sundown and up at 4 a.m.—even earlier when daytime temperatures rose into the 90s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

I couldn’t imagine dragging my last name with me from sunup to sundown, but JimmyTrotter and his great grandmother wouldn’t have it any other way.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia