apogee
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The Moon's orbit around Earth is elliptical which means there are times when it is further away - apogee - and times when it is closer - perigee.
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2024
Dickey Betts, the singer-musician whose versatile compositions helped define the apogee of Southern Rock in the '70s and '80s, died at age 80 in his Osprey, Florida home.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2024
His political rise reached an apogee in 1976, when President Gerald Ford appointed Lozano as U.S. ambassador to El Salvador.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2023
An hour later, the wind reached its apogee, with westward winds blowing at 25 mph and gusts of up to 40 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
From Washington Times • Nov. 29, 2023
The sun reached its apogee and started down the blue sky of early afternoon.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
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