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sunset

[suhn-set] / ˈsʌnˌsɛt /


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Those hardships are visible after sunset, when electricity fails, disappearing entire neighborhoods into stifling darkness.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

September's full Moon is traditionally associated with the harvest, because historically, the additional moonlight after sunset was useful to farmers gathering crops.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Texas-based SpaceX plans to sunset its Falcon production line after stockpiling enough rockets to serve customers for several more years, one person familiar with the plans said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

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

That evening, despite the persistent pain in his leg, Roosevelt enjoyed watching the sunset and the stars twinkling in the dark sky while waiting for Antonio Pareci and Luiz Correia to return.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

Across oceans, perhaps early humans did wonder at the hazier skies and unusually vivid sunsets.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

People on other continents watch in trepidation under vivid, red-orange sunrises and sunsets.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

In San Francisco this year, sunsets at 8 p.m. or later occur from May 1 through Aug. 17.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

But another Nantucket exists too: one of quaint cobblestone streets, sunsets that have to be seen to be believed and secluded beaches where you can spend hours without seeing another soul.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

They took on a color that you can usually see only in sunsets.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt




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