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sunup

[suhn-uhp] / ˈsʌnˌʌp /


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“From sunup, to sundown, these children, whether they’re in a high chair or old enough to sit at a desk, sat in what can only be described as makeshift classrooms,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

When I explained this to a Muslim friend, he replied that it “kinda sounds like diet Ramadan”—which demands that Muslims go without food or drink from sunup to sundown.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

I grew up on the blacktop — where we teens and preteens pounded basketballs from sunup till the lights at the park went dark.

From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2023

We have you covered, whether you’re still reveling at sunup or in bed by countdown.

From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2022

Of course the owner would pick a job that took much more than seven hours, so a worker’s day stretched from sunup to sundown.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson


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