sunrise
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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
The nonprofit and the Coastal Commission have drafted a public access management plan that states the land will be open from sunrise to sunset.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 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
Today, the summer solstice at Stonehenge is the biggest draw, when thousands of people come to witness sunrise at the monument.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
At sunrise Abel was at the river, where he washed, had breakfast, and got to work on his bridge.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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
December started with Storm Bram and we have ended the year with some striking sunrises.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025
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
Daylight saving time ends Sunday at 2 a.m., bringing earlier sunrises, sunsets, and an hour more of darkness for Californians.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2025
Regardless, the panoramic scenes are the same from any neighborhood: red-orange sunrises, blue-black moonlit nights.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
