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sunless

[suhn-lis] / ˈsʌn lɪs /


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This is the longest sunless period in the area since Met Office records began in 1957.

From BBC Feb. 12, 2026

How did the ghoulish creatures known as anglerfish pull off the evolutionary feat that let them essentially take over the ocean’s sunless depths?

From New York Times May 30, 2024

But ceremony organizers in Olympia hold several rehearsals in the days leading up to the official lighting, which provide a backup flame should the big day prove sunless.

From Seattle Times Apr. 15, 2024

Their red color, when absorbed in the sunless deep, fades into a brownish black, blending them into their surroundings.

From National Geographic Feb. 13, 2024

If a thousand giant octopuses had squirted ink at the same time, at the bottom of the deepest, most sunless ocean trench, it could not have been blacker.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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