autumn

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Switzerland first suspended its payments for the system last autumn.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The chancellor has signalled that help with energy bills - to be targeted at "those who need it most" - will not arrive until the autumn.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Separately, the government announced spring and autumn school holidays and is encouraging staggered paid leave—moves that could lift family-oriented tourism and leisure spending.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Even when air temperatures fall below freezing in autumn, the ocean retains heat longer, delaying the formation of solid ice along the coast.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

By the autumn of 1914, fighting on the Western Front—Belgium and France—had shifted back to the north as the opposing armies maneuvered to outflank one another.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman