sunrise
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Gross was photographing a school of bigeye trevally near the shore at sunrise as a storm approached.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
For some it was before sunrise; others stayed up well past midnight in their time zone.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
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
The barn was still dark, but the faint glow of sunrise lit the window in the hayloft.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
There could be some colorful sunsets and sunrises, said meteorologist Lamont Bain of the weather service’s Monterey office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 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
He said he loved seeing sunrises and sunsets on the ocean, as well as whales, some great white sharks, turtles and sea crocodiles.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 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 for Claire, who stood on the path weeping, the sunrise, perhaps all sunrises to come, was ruined by memory and loss.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
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