resort
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The famed resort town was hit by Hurricane Polo in late September and again by Hurricane Simon days later.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
Moldovan tourist Raisa Neagu spent hours on Wednesday waiting to fuel up her scooter, one of many people snared in a petrol shortage on resort island Bali that authorities blamed on supply disruptions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
In August 2025, Serhii K was arrested after checking into a hotel near the Italian Adriatic resort of Rimini, by police acting under a European arrest warrant issued by federal prosecutors in Germany.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Instead, monthly “premiums” act as prepaid installments toward resort inventory and travel packages whose prices are locked in at wholesale rates.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 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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Six Flags is the largest amusement park operator in North America, with 20 amusement parks, 14 water parks and nine resorts across Canada, the US and Mexico.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
On the north side of the peninsula, Paradise Bay is home to a cluster of high-end resorts that can be reached by sleek, private water taxis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
In her hometown of Phuket, a tourist hub known for its beaches and seaside resorts, Nene was known to busk at Naka Weekend Market.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Adding land-based resorts to the mix would give Royal Caribbean something else to sell to its roughly 9 million customers, they said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
The bunk rooms and showers become icy; for lighting, the caretaker resorts to torches and candles.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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As with his mother, who wrote tall tales during his Northern Irish youth, Cohn resorted to literary imagination and exaggeration to bring the story to life.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026
He hands out burritos to the homeless and has resorted to bargaining directly with neighborhood loiterers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Todd Luong has resorted to paying his real-estate agents to hold open houses, because no one wants to staff one.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Now, Swift, despite her strong songwriting skills, has resorted to some pretty rote wordplay in recent years.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
He looked quite at a loss for what to say, and resorted to refilling their mugs.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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These are growth options for PLS without resorting to M&A in markets underpinned by strong underlying long-term demand, such as electric vehicles and battery storage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Severe water shortages in Lundy are not new, with islanders and visitors previously resorting to bottled water.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told AFP in an exclusive interview he wants to reach a security agreement with Israel once it withdraws from the south, and is determined to disarm Hezbollah without resorting to confrontation.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 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
I won the first one, and Sonny won the second, hence why Malik’s salty butt is resorting to dirty tactics.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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