long weekend
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Over the long weekend south-facing beaches in Long Beach and Malibu were hit particularly hard by a combination of high swells, higher-than-high tides and tropical-storm-charged waves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Congratulations on making it through the first workday after a summer long weekend!
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
Many retailers and restaurants remain open for the entirety of the long weekend.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Wall Street returns from the long weekend this week with a handful of key earnings reports and the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge to look forward to.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
I went to visit her there over a long weekend and we laughed and had deep conversations, same as we always had.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
