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sunrise

noun as in rise of sun above horizon

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Sánchez and the officers protecting him had left Hermosillo, the capital of the state of Sonora, before sunrise on June 23 and by 7 a.m. had arrived in Altar.

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The other women on the beach are dedicated cold plungers; their WhatsApp group contains the words “polar” and “sunrise.”

By sunrise on 26 October the RSF overwhelmed the final army positions and seized the main base in the city, the headquarters of the 6th Infantry Division, as the military withdrew.

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Quiet little houses in the desert, just before sunrise.

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Each day, before sunrise, creatures came out from their homes and headed to the Great Meadow, in the center of the island.

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

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