corona

noun

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as in aura

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Recent Examples of corona The solar corona is the topmost layer of the sun’s atmosphere. — Damien Pine, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026 This coronagraph blocks out the light of our sun in order to reveal the wispy tendrils of the sun's outer atmosphere, or corona. — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2026 There are few things more beautiful than the corona, the sun’s atmosphere, visible only during total solar eclipses like the one that occurred last week over a narrow swath of eastern Greenland, western Iceland and Spain. — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026 At about 82° above the horizon, many observers will need to lie on a blanket or sunbed to comfortably view the solar corona, which will dominate a dark sky. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for corona
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aura
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  • The house offered symbolically fitting elements to the book‘s story and close proximity to the water, while also offering both a menacing and calm aura.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
  • This changes when moving off-center past about 30 degrees, at which point the objects show a wide aura around them.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
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