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resort

[ri-zawrt] / rɪˈzɔrt /




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These systems have tics—em-dashes sprinkled everywhere, flattery, frequent resort to antithetical contrast—repeated until they become wallpaper, but the problem is greater than that.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

The minister has previously said there was no reasonable alternative to the cattle being euthanised on site and has insisted it was a last resort as officials had to act on a court order.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

They rented a vehicle, hiked the scenic Cabot Trail and stayed at a resort on the Atlantic Ocean run entirely by women.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The boutique resort, nestled among the soaring redwood trees near the Big Sur River on Highway 1, was completely booked.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Our first stop is at the island’s famous beach resort!

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

A fleet of small boats evacuated about 500 tourists from beaches in northern Greece as a forest fire threatened two popular resorts on Thursday.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Most notable among the new and renovated Guerneville resorts: Dawn Ranch and the River Electric, both with a glamping focus, both with docks on the river.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

A fleet of small boats evacuated about 500 tourists from beaches in northern Greece as a forest fire threatened two popular resorts.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

At the Suncastle pub, landlord Richard Underwood says the summer is vital to tourist resorts.

From BBC Aug. 11, 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

To tackle the severe droughts and water shortages that plague the country, Kazakhstan has resorted to cloud seeding, a weather modification method previously unseen in Central Asia.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Others have resorted to Icelandic Provisions Cold Brew Coffee Extra Creamy Skyr or a coffee yogurt made by Mehadrin, a kosher brand.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

He said it was with deep regret that the band had to cancel their slot, which they hardly ever resorted to.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

They resorted to the common, if infantile tactic of asking repeated simple but irrelevant questions in an attempt to embarrass their target.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Red Pollard may have resorted to this solution.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Also, there are plenty of other cheap forwards to choose from before resorting to Isidor.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The defense memo described Zambada as a patriarch — the father of 16 children from multiple women — and a peacemaker who “was known to first seek out other solutions” before resorting to violence.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

In France the government has pestered the public to wet their skin, drink cold soup and block windows with cardboard to beat the heat—anything to avoid resorting to AC.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 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

“So now we’re resorting to fortune cookie wisdom? Like that’s going to help put food in our kids’ mouths?”

From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate




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