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skyline

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as in horizon

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Recent Examples of skyline As the sun began to rise over the Atlanta skyline on the nation’s 250th birthday, racers, soaking with sweat from head to toe, were locked stride for stride with one another during the 2026 Northside Hospital Peachtree Road Race. — Fisher Isbell, AJC.com, 4 July 2026 Elsewhere, fireworks are scheduled to be set off Saturday over Navy Pier in Chicago and against the skyline of New York City, which also hosted a ball drop at midnight to usher in the holiday with the same fanfare as New Year’s Eve. — Steven Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2026 This year's event marked the 50th anniversary of Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks, which illuminated New York City's skyline with the nation's largest Independence Day celebration. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026 The sun rises behind the skyline of midtown Manhattan, the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building on a day with an extreme heat warning in New York City on July 2, 2026, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for skyline

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Zdena expands her horizons beyond the little town and may even find new happiness.

— Carole Horst, Variety, 4 July 2026
From the northern hemisphere, the planets will be low on the eastern horizon in the early morning hours before astronomical dawn.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 July 2026

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In what was billed as a bullpen game, Barnes handled the final seven innings, leaving the varsity bullpen in fine shape for the Padres series.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Norway sat off during the second half, holding their 4-5-1 shape, and the Ivory Coast equaliser came about from a system switch and double sub.

— Liam Tharme, New York Times, 1 July 2026

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Schaffer said Reiner shaved his trademark beard for the sketch, which filmed on November 13, just a month before Rob and Michele were killed inside their home; their son Nick was arrested and charged with the murders.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2026
Oteri famously portrayed the View creator in a series of sketches on Saturday Night Live, where Oteri was a regular from 1995 to 2000.

— Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026

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