sunset

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The light softened toward sunset, an evening echo of the same violet sky that hovered over Julian at the start of the day.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Around sunset on Sept. 22, six days after Cynthia was last seen, a rural landowner was walking her dog on a private dirt road 40 miles south of Arlington when she noticed a foul odor.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Each weekday afternoon as the processing concludes and sunset approaches in those 65 cities, the young men and women, with few of the rest of us aware of it, make that promise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

If you want precise timings for your location, you can easily check local sunrise and sunset times on the BBC Weather website or through the BBC Weather app.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

It shows the silhouette of a girl at sunset, running up a steep mountain path, and it’s all clouds parting and God rays shining down and purple mountain majesties.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti