resort
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"We do implement a number of deterrents and any other measures are as a last resort only," the operator said.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The “Happiest Place on Earth” this month quietly raised prices on more than 800 menu items across 178 dining locations in its two Anaheim theme parks as well as its resort hotels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
China is hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders’ summit in Shenzhen on Nov. 18-19 and Trump is hosting the G-20 summit in Miami on Dec. 14-15 at his Doral resort.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Many of her own patients came only after first visiting indigenous healers, Tan said, viewing psychiatry as a "last resort".
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
Aerial ramming—or, in Russian, taran—was a desperate tactic to be undertaken as a last resort.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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In France, industry experts say they have seen growing popularity of mountain resorts during the summer.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Major cities throughout the States have seen crushing drops in Canadian tourism and business it affords to costly enterprises like ski resorts.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026
Since then, it has maintained exports of grain and sunflower oil and kept its beach resorts functioning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Private ski lessons at some resorts will include a concierge to coordinate dining reservations and gear rental at no extra cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Throughout the years, Dasch held various waiter jobs, working at very expensive restaurants and luxury resorts in New York City and Long Island.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
Over the past decade, trade partners have increasingly resorted to digital regulatory barriers that function like tariffs but are less visible and harder to challenge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Unable to find buyers for their properties, some sellers have resorted to multiple price cuts in order to get an offer.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Some fans have resorted to camping outside overnight to be first in line to buy.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
"The enemy has resorted to the dissemination of blatant disinformation and fake claims by its highest-ranking officials," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
Because he believed that the quickest way to ruin a horse was to overwork him, Smith resorted to creative solutions to overcome Seabiscuit’s weight problem.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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In practice it means that teachers focus on emotional regulation and understanding what a child needs rather than resorting to immediate discipline.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
France's education minister, Edouard Geffray, announcing the measures, also said that some schools were resorting to municipal halls, libraries or other air-conditioned premises so that teaching could go on "in more suitable conditions".
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
Customer-service operations still rely heavily on underpaid and poorly trained humans, leading to general dissatisfaction across all service metrics, including wait times and repeat calls, with consumers increasingly resorting to equally unsatisfactory self-service alternatives.
From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026
The ruling requires judges to consider conditions of release — drug treatment, check-ins, social services referrals, in serious cases ankle monitoring — before resorting to money bail or detention.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
President Lincoln would not accept secession; he hoped to reunite the country without resorting to war.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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