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vacation

[vey-key-shuhn, vuh-] / veɪˈkeɪ ʃən, və- /


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Next week, we’re going to talk about saving money on travel, so I want to hear all your tips for cutting vacation costs.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

Add up the money, gasoline and vacation days spent on something we know will recur somewhere on Earth whether or not we show up, and the absurdity is plain.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

State weather forecaster Dan Villamil said rains in the vacation spot four hours north of the capital were already 47 percent higher than normal for the whole month.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

Housing has become scarce and unaffordable in some cities, with more apartments being used as pricey short-term vacation rentals.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

But a debilitating case of hepatitis spoiled the vacation.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Some puzzles will have pieces containing real estate, others will have cruises and vacations.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

We have no debt and try to live off our Social Security, pension and annuities, only withdrawing from our Roth or IRAs for major expenses like a roof or vacations.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

She posted: "Wait wait ... my favourite is when it says we go on vacations together HA! I haven't been on a vacation in years! hbu @TomHolland1996 ???"

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Many French A-listers, drawn to the understated charm of Cap-Ferret over the glitz of the French Riviera, spend their vacations there or own homes on the peninsula.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

They had been frozen in another age, a time when Kaiser factory workers could buy new cars, take decent vacations, and enjoy full health care benefits.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

When I was 8, we moved to Orlando, Fla. We had vacationed there and my mom loved it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

Two years later, John C. Doerfer, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, likewise bowed out when it was revealed he had vacationed on the yacht of a wealthy friend.

From Salon Apr. 16, 2026

Adding that he loved Puerto Rico, Hinchcliffe and vacationed there, Hinchcliffe said he made fun of everyone.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 28, 2024

Smith and Howell were each recently part of a group of about 15 offensive players who recently vacationed in Cabo San Lucas.

From Seattle Times May 22, 2024

Baba and I had driven over the summit countless times on our way to Jalalabad, the city of cypress trees and sugarcane fields where Afghans vacationed in the winter.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

The photo shows a vacationing couple seated in striped deck chairs beneath a brightly coloured parasol on a beach.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

Americans are finding ways to navigate the new reality of vacationing in Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Half of respondents who said they were not vacationing this summer said cost was the reason.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 28, 2026

But costs associated with vacationing is a “common roadblock” according to AARP.

From MarketWatch Jun. 20, 2026

“Dude, why are you really here? It seems mighty convenient that a vacationing, time-traveling superhero accidentally shows up in Logan the same day time freezes. Ain’t that right, Otto?”

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles




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