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Sunjo of Joseon (순조)
Sunjo of Joseon (순조, 純祖; personal name Yi Gong, 1790–1834) was the 23rd Joseon king (r. 1800–1834). His reign opened with Queen Jeongsun's regency, the 1801 Sinyu Persecution of Catholics, Andong Kim clan sedo politics, and the 1811 Hong Gyeongrae rebellion.
Sunjong of Goryeo
Sunjong of Goryeo (順宗), personal name Wang Hyu, was the 12th king of the Goryeo dynasty, reigning about three months in 1083, the shortest recorded reign of the dynasty.
Sunjong of Korea
Sunjong (순종, 純宗; I Cheok, 1874–1926) was the second and final emperor of the Korean Empire, reigning 1907–1910 under era name Yunghui after Japan forced Gojong's abdication; demoted to King of Changdeokgung after the 1910 annexation.
Sunk cost
A sunk cost is a cost already incurred that cannot be recovered and should be ignored in future decisions; the sunk cost fallacy is continuing because of it.
Sunkist (soft drink)
Sunkist (soft drink): American orange soda created in 1978 by General Cinema under license from Sunkist Growers, now made by Keurig Dr Pepper, the top-selling U.S. orange soda, caffeinated, and not a PepsiCo product.
Sunkook Kim
Sunkook Kim (김선국) is a South Korean materials scientist and engineer who works on 2D semiconductors, thin-film transistors, and flexible and wearable electronics as a professor at Sungkyunkwan University in Suwon.
Sunlight
Sunlight is the ultraviolet, visible, and infrared radiation the Sun emits, reaching Earth at about 1361 W/m² above the atmosphere and supplying nearly all the energy for Earth's climate.
Sunlight (2024 film)
Sunlight (2024) is a British road-trip comedy-drama, Nina Conti's narrative directorial debut, co-written with and co-starring Shenoah Allen. A woman in a monkey costume rescues a suicidal radio host in New Mexico; premiered at Edinburgh 2024, 91% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Sunlight Group
Sunlight Group is a Greek multinational manufacturer of industrial lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries and energy storage systems, founded in 1970, headquartered in Athens, and exporting to more than 115 countries.
Sunlin Chou
Sunlin Chou was a Singapore-born semiconductor engineer who spent 34 years at Intel, retiring in 2005, and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2004.
Sunly
Sunly is an Estonian renewable energy producer founded in 2019 and based in Tallinn, developing solar, wind, battery, and hybrid parks across the Baltics and Poland.
Sunmi (선미)
Sunmi (선미), born Lee Sun-mi in 1992, is a South Korean K-pop singer: Wonder Girls member from February 2007, soloist from August 2013 with "24 Hours", known for the Gashina-Heroine-Siren trilogy, the Warning EP, and the 2025 debut album Heart Maid under ABYSS Company.
SUNMMIO Technology (算苗科技)
SUNMMIO Technology (算苗科技) is a Beijing-based fabless startup founded in November 2022 by CEO Wang Fuquan that develops 3D-stacked AI inference chips for large language models.
Sunn O)))
Sunn O))) (pronounced "sun") is an American drone metal duo founded in 1998 by Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson, named after the Sunn amplifier brand in homage to Earth. Known for slow droning riffs, 130-plus guitar layers on the 2026 self-titled Sub Pop album, and very loud live shows.
Sunn O))) (album)
Sunn O))) (2026), self-titled tenth album by drone metal duo Sunn O))); April 3, 2026 Sub Pop release, all instrumentation by O'Malley and Anderson, recorded with Brad Wood at Bear Creek Studios, 130 guitar tracks per song, Rothko cover art, Metascore 85.
Sunna Dorsa
Sunna Dorsa is a 500-km ridge belt (dorsum) on Venus at 53.0S, 134.0E in the Henie (V-58) quadrangle, IAU-named in 1997 for the Norse sun goddess; the Arubani Fluctus lava field may have erupted from it.
Sunnah (سنة)
Sunnah (سنة), also known as Sunnat, is the customary practice and normative example of the Prophet Muhammad in Islam, a major source of Shari'ah alongside the Qur'an.
Sunnegga Paradise ski area
Sunnegga Paradise, also called Sunnegga–Rothorn, is Zermatt's eastern ski and family excursion area at 2,288 m, reached by Switzerland's first underground funicular in 4.5 minutes, with the Wolli beginners' park, Leisee lake, and lifts toward Rothorn at 3,103 m.
Sunnen Products Company
Sunnen Products Company is an American manufacturer of precision honing and bore-finishing equipment headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded by Joseph Sunnen in 1924, it was sold to P4G Capital Management in 2023.
Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano
Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano are a Dutch DJ and record production duo from Amsterdam known for tribal house, with mainstage sets at Tomorrowland, Ultra, and EDC Las Vegas.
Sunney I. Chan
Sunney I. Chan (1936–2025) was an American chemist and biophysicist, a Caltech professor who later led Academia Sinica in Taiwan and established the tricopper-cluster mechanism of methane oxidation.
Sunnhordland UNESCO Global Geopark
Sunnhordland UNESCO Global Geopark (Geopark Sunnhordland) is a geopark in Vestland, western Norway, designated by UNESCO in May 2023. It spans 4,764 km² across 8 municipalities, where the Hardangerfjord Fault separates 1.5-billion-year-old Baltica crust from Iapetus Ocean island-arc rocks.
Sunni Ali
Sunni Ali, also spelled Sonni Ali, ruled the Songhai state from about 1464 to 1492, captured Timbuktu in 1468, and turned Gao into the Songhai Empire.
Sunni Baru
Sunni Baru, also written Sonni Baru, was the last ruler of the Sonni dynasty of the Songhai Empire, reigning from November 1492 to April 1493.
Sunni Islam
Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam, whose adherents make up 87 to 90 percent of Muslims and recognize the first four caliphs as Muhammad's rightful successors.
Sunniva Gylver
Sunniva Gylver (born 1967) is a Norwegian Lutheran bishop who has led the Diocese of Oslo in the Church of Norway since her consecration on 23 February 2025.
Sunnova Energy International
Sunnova Energy International was a Houston-based residential solar and energy storage service company that worked through independent dealers, serving over 441,000 customers before filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2025.
Sunny
Sunny (TV series): Apple TV+ sci-fi mystery, 2024, created by Katie Robbins from Colin O'Sullivan's The Dark Manual; Rashida Jones as Suzie in Kyoto with robot Sunny; cancelled after one season.
Sunny (2026 film)
Sunny (2026 film): American crime drama thriller directed by Eva Sørhaug, written with William Day Frank, starring Angelina Jolie, Aidan Gillen, and John Cenatiempo; a gangster mother plots escape from a drug kingpin; in post-production. Distinct from Sunny Dancer and Don't Say Good Luck.
Sunny (Bobby Hebb song)
Sunny is a 1966 soul-pop song written and recorded by Nashville singer Bobby Hebb, written after his brother's murder and the JFK assassination. It hit No. 2 pop in the US, earned six BMI Pop Awards, and became one of music's most-covered songs.