resort
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The island, which is managed by the Landmark Trust, is now pumping water from ponds used by wildlife to a treatment works as a "last resort".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Adoption should be pursued as a last resort, the government and adoption organisations have told us, because, while it offers stability, it also severs the legal relationship between the child and its birth family forever.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
As in other resort towns, hotels and ski mountains were charging dizzying rates to keep up with operational costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Lanai has beautiful beaches, a Jack Nicklaus–designed golf course, and dining and resort amenities in the high-end hotels.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
He asked them about their home in Provincetown and their school, about Momma, about living in a summer resort area, about the fishing fleet and about books.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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In her hometown of Phuket, a tourist hub known for its beaches and seaside resorts, Nene was known to busk at Naka Weekend Market.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The company’s sprawling interests include resorts in Las Vegas and around the world, table game revenue and online betting operations including BetMGM.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Sandals has 20 resorts on eight islands in the Caribbean, they said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
"It's going to be different, but the one thing I'd say is his golf resorts have hosted PGA Tour events, European Tour events, LIV events," McIlroy told the BBC.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
She resorts to craven, apologetic giggling, which annoys them further, and me also.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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Todd Luong has resorted to paying his real-estate agents to hold open houses, because no one wants to staff one.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Now, Swift, despite her strong songwriting skills, has resorted to some pretty rote wordplay in recent years.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
For a decade, Mr. Daniels kept tuition in check, promoted free speech and intellectual diversity, and opened the campus to in-person teaching when many other schools resorted to pandemic lockdowns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Bass frequently resorted to her trademark nervous laughter and repeated obviously crafted lines with all the enthusiasm of someone gulping down cod oil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
It irritated him when grownups resorted to student language like put down.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told AFP in an exclusive interview he wants to reach a security agreement with Israel once it withdraws from the south, and is determined to disarm Hezbollah without resorting to confrontation.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
But resorting to litigation rather than negotiating a settlement to this trivial dispute could open a new source of pain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Some automakers are resorting to shipping vehicles inside containers, while BYD has launched its own fleet of eight car carriers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
In mitigation, Elliott Stern told the court his client had tried to deal with the dispute without resorting to killing the fish.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
This would give people a means of expressing their frustration without resorting to violence.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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