summer
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Forget hot beverages and fall sweaters, this autumn in Southern California has been marked by what feels like a continuation of summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Pitkin County Dry Goods—a multibrand luxury boutique that’s become a regular stop for chichi shoppers—had its highest-grossing day in five decades this summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Cuomo spokesperson Rich Azzopardi confirmed the purchase, telling The New York Times that Cuomo intends to sell the vacant lots included in the acquisition while using the residence as a summer home.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
When Gabriel committed himself to United in the summer of 2025, the lure of breaking through at United, and the targets he could aim for, was strong.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
So, she challenged Auntie to send the city mouse here instead and promised me for the next summer.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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John, who has spent over 20 summers on Hupper Island, a refuge about 90 miles northeast of Portland with no cars and barely two dozen homes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Now, his latest real estate purchase gives the former governor a substantial new foothold in the Hamptons—complete with enough acreage and amenities to turn his summers into a decidedly resortlike affair.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
"As children, we used to spend all our summers swimming at the beach, having fun by the water, diving, jumping in and sometimes even fishing," the 76-year-old told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
The Alaïa embellished flats that were everywhere two summers ago were such a hit that the brand made the shoes in other materials because clearly it’s resonating with shoppers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Lindsey spent her summers with her father—he was working some construction thing near Roundup—and the school year with her mother and stepfather in Seattle.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
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Lasek, whose family long owned a textile business that supplied Ralph Lauren and other major brands, summered in the Hamptons and nearby Fire Island for years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
“This is year three of migration, where the virus seems to be coming back down” via birds who summered in the Arctic and swapped viruses, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2024
Driscoll and her husband summered on the New Jersey shore, in Point Pleasant, until he retired in 1930.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is particularly beloved in Castel Gandolfo, where he joined a centuries-long list of pontiffs who summered at the papal villa overlooking Lake Alban in the hills south of Rome.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2023
The partners at the top firms graduated from the same Ivy League schools, attended the same churches, and summered in the same oceanside towns on Long Island.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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Wendy Schlotterbeck, a neighbor who had been summering on Hupper Island since the days when it had no docks or electricity, grew upset at the sight of the chief justice’s celebrating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
He’s boastfully summering in Italy and reveling in his luxurious wedding on All-In, the podcast that he co-hosts.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2023
Drinking Aperol spritzes, summering in any destination where tomatoes are part of the common diet and reading by the beach are all foundational to this aesthetic and lifestyle.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2023
Part of the Quinault Indian Nation, it was traditionally used as summering grounds for salmon fishing, hunting, berry picking and recreation.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2023
“The fever has assumed a most alarming appearance,” Rush wrote to his wife, Julia, who was summering in Princeton with their youngest children.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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