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holiday

[hol-i-dey] / ˈhɒl ɪˌdeɪ /


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A 15-year-old girl from Cheshire died in hospital on Saturday after getting into difficulty in the sea off the coast of Merseyside on Bank Holiday Monday.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Three teenagers died in open water in West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Warwickshire on Bank Holiday Monday, and a 15-year-old boy drowned in a lake near Lincoln on Sunday.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

One note for Miles, like Billie Holiday, like Cindy says, that’s enough to understand all the whys and all the reasons why it’s sacred to be alive.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

At Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari, a 300-acre, family-owned theme park in Santa Claus, Ind., the most-coveted openings for younger teens filled quickly after the application process began at the start of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Even relatively liberal-minded Porter, though, could not match the devastating impact of the Abel Meeropol song ‘Strange Fruit’, recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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