summer solstice
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The court was told the trio targeted Stonehenge the day before last year's summer solstice where around 15,000 people were due to gather and celebrate.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025
Yet on the summer solstice, I spotted his SUV at the beach.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2025
It is composed of sarsens and bluestones, all of them aligned towards the sunrise on the summer solstice and sunset on the winter solstice.
From Salon • Nov. 16, 2024
In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice happens when Earth’s tilt toward the sun is greatest.
From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024
It’s boiling hot, like a forgotten soda can left out on summer solstice.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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