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summer

[suhm-er] / ˈsʌm ər /


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LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Each summer, the heirs to one of America’s biggest liquor fortunes gather in the heart of bourbon country for a family picnic.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

The AI anxieties weren’t nearly so severe last summer, said Adam Phillips, head of investments at EP Wealth Advisors.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

But later that month, a tournament scheduled in New Orleans for late June was postponed, with LIV saying at the time it wanted to avoid peak summer heat in Louisiana.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

And is moving the school summer holidays the solution to ensuring pupils are able to be taught for as much of the year as possible?

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

That would be at the end of the summer.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

British summers will always be variable, and no two years will be exactly alike.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

After the most chaotic of summers, England have a much-needed Test win after Pakistan were beaten by an innings and 103 runs at Headingley.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

To honor their mother’s wishes, three siblings return to the island of their childhood summers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Research in 2022 estimated that more than 14 percent of the global population has had the disease, warning that transmission rates could increase as climate change brings longer, drier summers.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

“And during the summers when you work here, your salary will go into the account,” added Dr. van Heerden.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Throughout her life, she summered in Maine near Franklin Roosevelt, yet she was among those drawn to “settlement houses.”

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 24, 2026

Richard Nixon — who was born in Yorba Linda, attended Fullerton High, had his first law office in La Habra and summered in San Clemente during his presidency — might seem like an obvious choice.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2024

That’s where she summered as she continued to write new books and churn out editions of her etiquette bible.

From Seattle Times Nov. 1, 2022

Ms. Beary and her friends had been close, having grown up together in south Dublin, and had previously summered in Vancouver, Thailand and Vietnam.

From New York Times Jan. 3, 2022

The partners at the top firms graduated from the same Ivy League schools, attended the same churches, and summered in the same oceanside towns on Long Island.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

Later that decade, Avery befriended Rothko and then Gottlieb, and by 1932 all three were summering in Gloucester, spending their mornings sketching or painting the harbor, the wharfs, the sea, the beach and the bathers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

He’s boastfully summering in Italy and reveling in his luxurious wedding on All-In, the podcast that he co-hosts.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2023

Nevertheless, Dorsey, who is also the co-founder and former CEO of Twitter, began thinking of acquiring Tidal after summering with his friend Carter in the Hamptons in 2020, according to court documents.

From Seattle Times May 9, 2023

There's a Black elite that has been summering on Martha's Vineyard since the late 1800s.

From Salon May 3, 2023

Apparently, for fun, kids like the ones at Chumley enjoy trapeze arts, yacht sailing, Formula One go-kart racing, summering in the winter, horseback riding, and fashion accessorizing.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein




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