partial eclipse
Britishnoun
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Breaks in the cloud above the White Cliffs meant WeatherWatcher 'Selsey Bill' got a view of the partial eclipse.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
In the world of astro-tourists, for whom a partial eclipse barely registers and missing a year feels like an abdication, that makes me an amateur.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Earlier, from the first minutes of the partial eclipse, a group of young boys cried out: "It's starting! It's starting!"
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
People turned out in towns across Europe, including Herten, Germany for what could be their best partial eclipse for 50 years.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Although total in Portugal, it was only a partial eclipse in Copenhagen.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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