tropic

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Banda sits near the Tropic of Cancer, a latitude associated with some of the world's most intense summer heat.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Managing the logistics and soothing the distraught women, prosecutors allege, was Jennifer Powers, 45, a former model for Hawaiian Tropic and substitute teacher who was arrested along with Rubin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

During the Northern Hemisphere’s winter solstice, the sun appears directly over the Tropic of Capricorn, the Tropic of Cancer’s southern mirror image.

From National Geographic • Dec. 19, 2023

Florida’s rough 2022 made this hurricane season a source of anxiety for many residents, including Danielle DeLoach, the general manager at Tropic Shores Resort in Daytona Beach Shores.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2023

It had much to sweep, for in land area the Tropic Region enclosed most of two continents: all of South America north of Argentina and all of Africa south of the Atlas.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov