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resort

[ri-zawrt] / rɪˈzɔrt /




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You could join a homes-wapping website, or take longer trips in an Airbnb that costs less than a two-week vacation in a resort.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

The park's creative team worked with Walliams and HarperCollins Children's Books over a number of years to develop the section of the resort, which opened in 2021.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

With its ballroom and meeting facilities, the resort is able to attract conventions, corporate retreats and weddings as well as high-end tourism, Reay said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

It is the last high-level meeting before a G20 leaders' summit in Miami at President Donald Trump's Doral resort in mid-December.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

I made reservations at the resort for our weekend vacation.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

He resorts to casuistry—a form of self-serving and shoddy reasoning—to free himself from his vows of nondisclosure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

One of Southern California’s premier seaside resorts, the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, has been sold for an estimated $600 million as the top end of the state’s hotel market continues to thrive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

MGM Resorts MGM -2.57%decrease; down pointing triangle International recorded lower quarterly revenue, hurt by a decline in room rates at its resorts on the Las Vegas strip.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Meanwhile, the increase in Google searches for all-inclusive resorts has significantly outpaced the rise in searches for hotels and cruises, particularly this year, they noted.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Is it from overuse and oversimplification, like the way irie is taught to tourists at Jamaican resorts?

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

Bompastor's side resorted to hopeful crosses and shots from range, while they lacked creativity against a resilient Everton side.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Some foreign businesspeople have resorted to driving hundreds of miles between Gulf capitals to attend meetings in person while minimizing their exposure to airports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Locals trapped there have resorted to hunting and eating pigeons in recent months, former residents in touch with those in the city told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Where Waititi once brought an authentic ache to his bittersweet sagas of wayward souls, he’s resorted to sledgehammer mawkishness that’s meant to be offset by his droll humor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The doctors resorted to giving him nourishment with enemas several times a day.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

Residents trapped there were suffering severe shortages of food, water and electricity, with many resorting to cooking garden weeds to survive.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

"The whole ship was a sweat box," he said, with some passengers in cabins that had no windows resorting to sleeping on the ship's roof.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 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

Enraged that Gryffindor had taken such an early lead, the Slytherins were rapidly resorting to any means to take the Quaffle.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling


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