sunset

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As Israel prepared for the Passover holiday, which began at sunset Wednesday, air raid sirens sounded repeatedly in the Tel Aviv area.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Each weekday afternoon as the processing concludes and sunset approaches in those 65 cities, the young men and women, with few of the rest of us aware of it, make that promise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The payoff comes later in the day as evenings become noticeably brighter, with sunset pushed forwards by an hour.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

On March 9, a federal appeals court order formally ended the plan, which the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act was slated to sunset by 2028.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

Me and Dad and J.W. headed off along the road to school behind Stentor, into the sunset.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck