festive season
Example Sentences
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After taking a train home to her native Hebei province, Beijing resident Hua Lei told AFP she would observe a subdued festive season.
From Barron's
For the final three months of the year, which comprise the key festive season, the company logged a like-for-like 9.8% rise in revenue to 1.445 billion euros.
CPO prices are expected to hover at around 4,050 ringgit to 4,150 ringgit a ton in the near term as the festive season is expected to support demand in February, Aquidah adds.
The song also reminded Americans what they were fighting for and captured a yearning to be home with family during the festive season.
Pub chain Mitchells & Butlers "traded very strongly across the festive season with like-for-like growth of 7.7%".
From BBC
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