the horizon
noun
: the line where the earth or sea seems to meet the sky
The sun rose slowly over/above the eastern horizon.
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And 25 Starship flights per year is far from the horizon goal; the company plans to continue ramping up the rate in 2026 and beyond.
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Despite these challenges, the horizon holds promise.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
The trees are planted across 1.5 million acres of land here, and a riot of pink and white flowers carpet the horizon from mid-February to mid-March.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024
This appears to be a text-book example of the horizon effect, where predicted behavior is assumed to change beyond the visible horizon.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Despite these challenges, the horizon holds promise.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
The trees are planted across 1.5 million acres of land here, and a riot of pink and white flowers carpet the horizon from mid-February to mid-March.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024
This appears to be a text-book example of the horizon effect, where predicted behavior is assumed to change beyond the visible horizon.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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“The horizon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20horizon. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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