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solstice

[sol-stis, sohl-] / ˈsɒl stɪs, ˈsoʊl- /


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"Skytraders has conducted winter medevacs previously, but never this close to the winter solstice," he told the paper.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Visions of those possibilities were realized on the summer solstice in mid-June at L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

The tubes’ openings frame the sunrise and sunset on solstice days, while the perforations admit light onto their interior walls in the pattern of certain constellations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

The monument is a focus for summer solstice celebrations, to mark the longest day of the year, which took place on 21 June this year.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

It’s boiling hot, like a forgotten soda can left out on summer solstice.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

The highest high tides of the year hit California roughly around the summer and winter solstices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

They receive two annual peaks in solar radiation near the equinoxes and two yearly lows near the solstices.

From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026

Other factors that influence the timing of the solstices include variations in the length of the Earth's orbit, and a wobble in its axis caused by its rotation.

From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025

Any planet that is tilted will have solstices.

From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2024

The moon grew fat and thin, there were solstices, first frosts, and spring rains.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead


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