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sunshine

/ˈsʌnʃaɪn/ adjective C2
  1. Open to and permitting public access, especially with regard to activities that were previously closed-door or back-room meetings. (US) · Because of the sunshine law, we could go to the planning meeting.
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Rachel came, wandering at her own sweet will through the lush, tremulous grasses splashed with ruddy evening sunshine; so that good lady had an excellent chance to talk her illness fully over, describing every ache and pulse beat with such evident enjoyment that Marilla thought even grippe must bring its compensations.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 63 · C1
Neither Mercédès nor Edmond observed the strange expression of his countenance; they were so happy that they were conscious only of the sunshine and the presence of each other.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 22 · C1
Dorothy sat up and noticed that the house was not moving; nor was it dark, for the bright sunshine came in at the window, flooding the little room.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 5 · B2
As we reached it the fog was lifting, and a thin, watery sunshine was breaking through.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 17 · B2

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