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autumn

[aw-tuhm] / ˈɔ təm /
NOUN
season between summer and winter
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Here, singlehood is described as a “season,” as ephemeral as autumn leaves or winter snow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

On the domestic help front, firm GigaAI also plans to deploy 100 humanoid robots into households in central Wuhan this autumn for free home-service trials.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

They must hope world champions Spain drop points against Iceland on Tuesday to avoid going into the play-offs, which will be played this autumn.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

"And from the autumn, changes to the apprenticeship system, so a small or medium sized business will get a hiring bonus of £2,000 if they take on a young apprentice."

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

And the bright autumn days of 1943 continued to hold tragedy for the 125th Guards, despite their proud new name.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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