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holiday

[hol-i-dey] / ˈhɒl ɪˌdeɪ /


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There was a stylized poster of Che Guevara celebrating a little-known holiday on Oct.

From Slate Sep. 18, 2026

These ranged from coffee shops, bakeries and laundry services, to lawyers, councils and holiday parks.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Australia will reduce migration by curbing "visa hopping", tightening rules on students and working holiday makers as well as cracking down on overstayers, its interior minister said Thursday, as the far-right surges in the polls.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

Then, around some Jewish holiday, I go to a friend’s house for lunch, and by purest coincidence, at the table, there sits Fogelman.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

“This is my gift to Humphrey. This extension attaches to his cage and makes it bigger. Now you’re all going to help me build Humphrey his holiday present: his very own playground.”

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas are still months away — but travel experts are advising those heading home for the holidays to book their flights now.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

There's nothing like talk of energy prices and potential higher borrowing costs to remind us that the summer holidays are well and truly over.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

It runs through every ring that follows—birthdays, weddings, the births of grandchildren, holidays and ordinary family dinners where someone is forever missing.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

After a break for the holidays, the Grammy winner will make her way to California in January for shows in Palm Springs and Santa Barbara.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Arthur is in his bedroom, back in Georgia for the holidays.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

She booked the holiday in February as a "treat" because none of her grandchildren had ever holidayed abroad.

From BBC Dec. 5, 2024

In a video statement issued from the hospital, he appeared to be in good spirits and said he had holidayed at the Sea of Galilee without properly protecting himself from a heatwave.

From Reuters Jul. 16, 2023

However, since the end of the Ashes they have holidayed in beautiful Queenstown, played golf, been surfing and climbed the picturesque mountain that gives Mount Maunganui its name.

From BBC Mar. 14, 2022

As Benedict had holidayed in the diocese, and spent at least part of his time at the priest’s former place of work with his successor, the experts said they suspect he knew about the conviction.

From Washington Post Jan. 20, 2022

Our entire family, dad, mum, my two brothers and I, had holidayed at their place a year earlier.

From Free from School by Rahul Alvares

Tudor Davies lives in London and is holidaying in Glencoe with his family.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Speaking to AFP by phone, a Moscow resident holidaying in Feodosia on Crimea's southeastern coast said earlier this week that "everyone is afraid: locals and visitors alike."

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

Three people died after the rare rat-borne hantavirus spread through passengers holidaying on the MV Hondius cruise ship, sparking a global health scare.

From Barron's May 15, 2026

The other two Britons who died since 2023 were Jane Pressley, 62, of Gainsborough in Lincolnshire, who died in January three years ago after falling ill while holidaying on Sal the previous November.

From BBC Feb. 1, 2026

The earliest account we have of a Lethifold was written by the wizard Flavius Belby, who was fortunate enough to survive a Lethifold attack in 1782 while holidaying in Papua New Guinea.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling




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