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resort

[ri-zawrt] / rɪˈzɔrt /




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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

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

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

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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