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sunless

[suhn-lis] / ˈsʌn lɪs /


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The move by lawmakers to make daylight saving time permanent has a dark side — sunless winter mornings.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

At roughly 3,300 feet below the surface — about 2,000 feet above the sunken ship’s location — even the faintest light has faded, leaving a sunless realm known as the aphotic zone.

From New York Times Jun. 20, 2024

But ceremony organizers in Olympia hold several rehearsals in the days leading up to the official lighting, which provide a backup flame should the big day prove sunless.

From Seattle Times Apr. 15, 2024

Japan's Moon lander has survived the harsh lunar night, the sunless and freezing equivalent to two Earth weeks.

From BBC Feb. 26, 2024

Next, Buddy borrowed a car from his own doctor, who'd had TB himself and was very understanding, and we drove off as the buzzer for walk hour rasped along the sunless sanatorium corridors.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath




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