sunup

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When I explained this to a Muslim friend, he replied that it “kinda sounds like diet Ramadan”—which demands that Muslims go without food or drink from sunup to sundown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Before sunup on Jan. 8, as the Eaton fire roared across the San Gabriel Mountains, a blaze of texts and calls lit up my phone with a ferocity of their own.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

HAZELIP: Ellie has taught me that it’s very important to be at the right place at sunup and sundown so you can get the right light for that good picture.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2023

Many community gardens and urban farms have limited membership, but most food forests are open to the community from sunup to sundown.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2023

The men worked sunup to sundown like Fannie had in the garment factory, but they went underground with picks and shovels.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell