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[hol-i-dey] / ˈhɒl ɪˌdeɪ /


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Archewell Audio released a 30-minute holiday special in 2020 and one audio series — “Archetypes” — hosted by Meghan in August 2022.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

It became the site of holiday food drives, large-scale swap meets, COVID-19 vaccinations and the distribution of emergency sandbags.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

An almost empty new build estate has sparked anger because rules state that the houses can be only sold as holiday homes, with one would-be buyer saying her grandparents would be "turning in their graves".

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

It’s not too early to start thinking about those holiday flights, especially given the spike in airfares this year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Nighthand did not have the relaxed look of a man on holiday.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Their holidays are a similar length to Scotland's but England and Wales schools did not break up until late July, something that meant pupils were in school during the peak of the early summer heat.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

Ed Russo, who represented the Trump Organization, told the land board the property gets too crowded on holidays like Mother’s Day when many of the members want to bring their families to the club.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

For some parents, though, the answer isn't about changing the school holidays but making the school buildings more climate-resilient for the future.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told AFP in a written statement that "a serious incident has taken place today at a school in Fagersta, just after the summer holidays."

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

On holidays, there were festivals, and there were Saturday soup prayer meetings, and meals were prepared for the sick and then delivered.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

The arrival of such futuristic designs marks a sharp departure from how we have traditionally holidayed.

From BBC Jan. 24, 2026

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

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

She suggests being flexible over where and when you travel, including considering switching to road or rail or holidaying in the UK.

From BBC Apr. 23, 2026

They are four of six Britons who died after holidaying there since January 2023, all of whose families are now making personal injury claims against package holiday firm Tui.

From BBC Feb. 5, 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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