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sunrise

noun as in rise of sun above horizon

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Moving quickly up the 11-mile trail, she climbed out of the trees and onto bare granite — which conducts electricity — long before sunrise.

Check your local sunset and sunrise times here.

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He told the Radio Times in 2011 that he would often stay up until sunrise after working overnight, to make sure his weather reports were accurate.

From BBC

For years visitors would venture up Mount Sinai with a Bedouin guide to watch the sunrise over the pristine, rocky landscape or go on other Bedouin-led hikes.

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It's as though every sunrise and sunset on Earth is being cast upon the lunar surface.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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