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resort

[ri-zawrt] / rɪˈzɔrt /




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As the idea becomes “cringe,” creators who popularized it could resort to even more extreme behaviors to satisfy the algorithms, Taylor said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

If you’re not sure how much misbehavior a few friends can get up to at a luxury resort spa, you haven’t met Isla Fisher’s Mel.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Pope Leo XIV will travel to the tiny republic of San Marino on Saturday before attending a cultural and political event organised by an influential Catholic group at an Italian seaside resort.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

Treasury, the global lender of last resort, is losing control of long-term rates.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

He was in this state as they came round the eastern edge of the resort after three hours' walking.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

A fleet of small boats evacuated about 500 tourists from beaches in northern Greece as a forest fire threatened two popular resorts on Thursday, with hundreds of firefighters tackling the flames.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Most notable among the new and renovated Guerneville resorts: Dawn Ranch and the River Electric, both with a glamping focus, both with docks on the river.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Seaside traders believe people are spending fewer evenings and less cash in one of the biggest resorts on England's east coast.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Disney Chief Executive Josh D’Amaro, who previously ran the company’s parks and resorts operations, has given priority to creating new experiences and significantly increasing its number of cruise ships.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

They take girls for picnics to different resorts.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai

In California, state leaders once attempted to shut down privately run detention centers and, after losing, resorted instead to proposing other oversight measures.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

But given that it does not even have a proper promotional poster, cinema staff have resorted to drawing their own posters to entice audiences to watch.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

To tackle the severe droughts and water shortages that plague the country, Kazakhstan has resorted to cloud seeding, a weather modification method previously unseen in Central Asia.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Residents have resorted to using orange cones to stop Waymos from driving through alleyways or onto the lots.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

When Moch resorted to that one, Ulbrickson said, “the boys get so hot they have to wrap asbestos around their oar handles to keep the boat from burning up.”

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

"The Council also unanimously expresses its concern regarding the repeated unilateral actions taken without resorting to dialogue or to the institutional mechanisms established to address situations of this nature."

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

In mitigation, Elliott Stern told the court his client had tried to deal with the dispute without resorting to killing the fish.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

The defense memo described Zambada as a patriarch — the father of 16 children from multiple women — and a peacemaker who “was known to first seek out other solutions” before resorting to violence.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Let’s be clear: Private planes do pay fees at airports without resorting to use of ADS-B.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Anthony remained a pacifist and held on to the hope that slavery could be abolished without resorting to fighting.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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