as in sunrises
the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance
by cockcrow the mysterious stranger had vanished
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Airborne dust can produce hazy conditions, and can sometimes lead to colorful sunrises and sunsets.
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Looking ahead to early next week, some Saharan dust builds into DFW, causing some reduction in air quality, dusty skies and more colorful sunrises and sunsets.
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Heavy fabrics, clingy materials, and tight silhouettes only make hot days feel even hotter — but light, breezy dresses make cool and easy outfits.
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The National Weather Service said cool air from the north will push the heat dome, responsible for a heat wave that started midweek, south and west in the coming days, relieving some of the most extreme temperatures in the Northeast.
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Fill a basket or small tote bag with a favorite regional goodie (think cheese straws or pepper jelly), makeup wipes, a few hydration powder packs, and even an insulated coffee mug for mornings on the dock.
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The combination of a western trough, northern storm energy and southern heat is stretching the nation’s temperature range from below-freezing mornings to dangerous afternoon heat all within the same day.
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Morning dawns gray and dismal, but the rain has almost ended.
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Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope.
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Then the two boxers pound the daylights out of each other.
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The former daytime talk show host scared the daylights out of Kris Jenner over the weekend.
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