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sun

[suhn] / sʌn /


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"When solar panels were still relatively affordable, we bought one and kept moving it around to follow the sun," the 60-year-old, displaced by the fighting between Israel and Hamas, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

“I’m out in the sun, making my mark on the world,” said Cossairt, who makes $120,000 a year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Further warnings could be issued in the coming days as the waning strength of the late autumn sun means mist, fog and patches of low cloud are slow to clear.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

We can admire the blue sky before the clouds cover the sun.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

Torak stumbled into the sun -and into a stench of rottenness.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

The holes in the colander will project a grid of crescent suns onto the ground.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

At its peak, it temporarily radiated with the brilliance of about 10 billion suns.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026

In Nepal's eastern plains, rival political flags depicting blue bells and red suns flutter over tea farms and brick homes -- symbols of a local election campaign shaping landmark nationwide polls.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

Seems bright — a black hole flared with the light of 10 trillion suns.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025

It burned like a thousand suns, and at its edge, something glowed a soft green.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

Because the home has been staged, buyers won’t be able to sit at the very kitchen table where the Kardashian clan gossiped over salads, or the poolside lounges where they often sunned themselves.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 17, 2026

She settled on a grassy knoll, sunned herself and took a nap.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2023

On a recent afternoon, two tourists — cousins from Sao Paulo — sunned on a wooden pier after bathing in the Rio Negro.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2021

At home, Baldwin sunned in his mother’s love and cared for his little sisters and brothers, changing diapers, minding the little ones and reprimanding the older ones.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2015

Below it, in a deep pit, alligators sunned themselves on rocks surrounding a pond.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

But pedestrians were again venturing outdoors: a father walking with his daughter on a scooter, children playing with a ball, or locals sunning themselves in a park.

From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 2026

He found the Cynic sunning himself beside his ceramic home and offered to grant the man any favor or fulfill any request.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

It featured a shimmering statue of himself, his close ally Elon Musk enjoying snacks on the beach, and he and the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sunning themselves, shirtless.

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2025

Enjoy all the delights that Catalina has to offer, including hiking, kayaking and sunning yourself on the beach, before you start your journey.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024

The otter likes to lie on its back in the kelp beds, floating up and down to the motion of the waves, sunning itself or sleeping.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell


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