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autumn

[aw-tuhm] / ˈɔ təm /
NOUN
season between summer and winter
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You can get a walk-in MenB vaccine at a pharmacy if you were born on or after 21 July 2001, and for the first time this autumn you are:

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Andy Burnham is "exploring holding an expanded Budget this autumn" to set out strategic priorities, reports the Financial Times.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

“In the autumn, we will present additional details of our Strategy 2035 as part of our capital markets day.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

"The final report will be delivered in the autumn, and I'm not expecting it to contain crude proposals," Sir Stephen said.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Elizabeth grins and shows off her very colorful autumn leaves leggings.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

The Russian leader also used a Chinese idiom to express to Xi how much he had missed him: “A day without you feels like three autumns have passed.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

Tehran, located on the southern slopes of the Alborz Mountains, experiences hot, dry summers, sometimes rainy autumns and winters that can be harsh and snowy.

From Barron's Dec. 24, 2025

The findings point to warmer autumns as a key driver of the shift.

From Science Daily Dec. 21, 2025

Just an hour and a half from Los Angeles there’s a mountain community where there are actual seasons: Warm summers, crisp autumns, snowy winters and resplendent springs complete with daffodils all around.

From Salon Sep. 14, 2024

No raindrop falls in the storms of autumn that ever fell before, and the rain has fallen, and falls, and will fall throughout all the autumns of the years.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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