sunset
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The impact churned up and loosened the material around the crater, leaving it less dense and less able to hold onto heat after sunset.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
It’s a hard day for a lot of people, so unplugging and watching the sunset is always an option.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
Campari spent decades teaching Americans to love the Italian tradition of bitter aperitifs at sunset.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
With sunset less than an hour away, the trappers give up on Doug and pivot to finding the clutch of kittens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Long before sunset, Nhamo was too exhausted to row, so she brought the oar inside and stretched out with Aunt Chipo’s scarf over her head.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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People on other continents watch in trepidation under vivid, red-orange sunrises and sunsets.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Across oceans, perhaps early humans did wonder at the hazier skies and unusually vivid sunsets.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
The change would mean darker mornings and later sunsets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Even the picturesque beaches and striking sunsets couldn’t dispel the tension among the members of Earth, Wind & Fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Carlson’s class, the sunsets, the new words I’m learning, the Pacific Ocean and the comforting push and pull of its waves.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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