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sunrise

[suhn-rahyz] / ˈsʌnˌraɪz /


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After sunrise, villagers in Qusra, near the city of Nablus, walked through the scorched remains of the Al-Rahma mosque, broken tiles littering the ground, videos showed.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

"It was pretty much nonstop from sunrise to sunset," said the lifeguard, sporting the red trunks made famous on the TV show "Baywatch."

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

But just how late would the new legislation push sunrise in California?

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Some worked 30-hour shifts in triple-digit heat and a flash heavy thunderstorm Friday evening as the celebration continued into the early hours of Saturday morning, keeping personnel on site through sunrise.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

Already the night was less inky than before, and the earliest of the early birds had taken to the treetops and were chirping their sunrise songs.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

The installation puts people inside that spectral array of color to capture the essence of those sunrises and sunsets.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 10, 2026

He once dredged up 17 rings in a single day by sweeping the ocean bottom in a spot where tourists, well into their tequila sunrises, routinely launch themselves off catamarans, their fingers slick with sunscreen.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 24, 2026

As it moves across the UK, it is expected to transform ordinary sunrises and sunsets into striking displays of deep gold, amber, and burnt orange.

From BBC Mar. 4, 2026

But I've made incredible memories, sunrises over the ocean, being attacked by a deadly brown snake, and hanging out with bikers.

From BBC Dec. 21, 2025

One hundred and twenty sunrises, one hundred and twenty more times he has to drag his corrupted body out of a bed and button it into a uniform.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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