sunlight

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  • The two Africans who were chained on either side of the fallen woman had dropped to their knees beside her The moment when the slaves would be brought into the sunlight was the moment Emory considered the emotional climax of the whole episode. —  Asimov'sSF,August2007
  • The plain swam to Conan's gaze, the sunlight was a thick red haze and he reeled in his saddle, grasping the flowing mane with his hand. —  Conan -- The Stories from Weird Tales (1932-1936)
  • In this case, the sunlight is assumed to be reflected by something like white sand (white in the infrared (!), whatever color that corresponds to) and is "diffusively" reflected. —  ArmsControlWonk
  • But some nice tropical island where the sunlight is a featured player, the weather is warm, and the waters crystal clear. —  What was I THINKING?
  • It may be that the cloud blocking the sunlight is a harbinger of further clouds, even of a completely overcast sky, and that a torrential downpour will begin. —  Hooting Yard
 

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/ˈsənlaɪt/
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