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sunset

[suhn-set] / ˈsʌnˌsɛt /


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I consider them in the light of our 10-foot windows, try to parse them as I stare at another perfect California sunset.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Interestingly, the longest day of the year does not necessarily coincide with the earliest sunrise or latest sunset.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

The tariff deal now includes a sunset clause under which regulation will cease to apply at the end of 2029 unless it is extended.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Another concerns so-called "sunrise" and "sunset" clauses under which the EU side of the accord would kick in once the United States makes fully good on its pledges, and would expire unless renewed in 2028.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

On the evening of 11 November 1571, soon after sunset, a young Danish nobleman called Tycho Brahe was looking at the night sky.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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