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sunrise

[suhn-rahyz] / ˈsʌnˌraɪz /


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You can check sunrise and sunset times where you are on the BBC Weather app and website.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

In Los Angeles, for example, the earliest sunrise occurs before the solstice, while the latest sunset takes place afterward.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

There’s something soothing about a “stretch and release” class with sea views just after sunrise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The piece will run about seven hours from sundown to sunrise, 365 days a year, just across the street from Jeff Koons’ monumental topiary sculpture “Split-Rocker.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

I skirted fields, and hedges, and lanes till after sunrise.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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