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“It’s a harder course than Pierce. Even the downhills are steep … you never really get a break.”

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“I think for the equities traders, it’ll be a new level of stress and anxiety because they will never get a break,” says John Shammas, chief growth officer at DriveWealth, a financial-technology company that helps investors operate overnight.

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Suzy Ward told BBC News NI her son Eoyn was now at home full time, which meant she did not "get a break" and was "constantly on the go".

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“Miggy is playing his tail off. So for us to get a break like that, that was something that was very welcome and very needed.”

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"It's a cheaper holiday than going abroad and we still get a break with the kids," says Andy.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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