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tourist

[toor-ist] / ˈtʊər ɪst /


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The difficulty in obtaining visas and the fear of being rounded up by immigration agents are being blamed, in part, for less-than-expected tourist traffic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Meanwhile, reduced Cambodian medical tourist numbers due to the Thailand-Cambodia border dispute could weigh on Bumrungrad’s 2Q revenue, but he expects this drag to ease on favorable base effects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

"It's weird to see so many police," Henry Rickets, a Canadian tourist passing through the area, told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

A tourist from Kazakhstan filmed an Instagram video of herself dancing with the church as a backdrop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

My skin is darker than even the paintings of African queens hanging in tourist shops, same paintings my mom would buy so she could hang on her bedroom walls.

From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender




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