holiday

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Cape Verde, a former Portuguese colony, is a popular holiday destination due to its golden beaches and year-round warm weather.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

It is a holiday of contradictions: solemn duty mixed with a picnic spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Stocks sensitive to the economy’s health rose Monday, after the stock market was closed for the Good Friday holiday last week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Tesla stock dropped 5.4% on Thursday, ahead of the holiday weekend, after the company reported weaker-than-expected delivery figures.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

On Christmas morning near the ruins of Ypres, German troops in their trenches opposite the British began to sing carols and display bits of holiday evergreen.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman