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resort

[ri-zawrt] / rɪˈzɔrt /




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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 amount YouTube luxury hotel reviewer Ryan Walker paid for a one-night stay at the new Amanvari resort in Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Dawn Ranch, dramatically upgraded in 2023, is a 22-acre, all-ages property that once held the Fife’s resort.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Set within Baja California Sur’s private Costa Palmas community, the resort promised 18 beachfront casitas, holistic wellness temples and fine dining.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

He only uses the hyperspace button as a last resort.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

Within hours of erupting, the fire bore down on homes around the popular resorts of Siviri and Fourka, which are packed with summer tourists.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 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

Greece's civil protection agency sent evacuation warnings by phone to people in the two resorts.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Seaside traders believe people are spending fewer evenings and less cash in one of the biggest resorts on England's east coast.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

He means our country beginning to prosper, Free Zones going up everywhere, the coast a clutter of clubs and resorts.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

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

Several people, including former rebel fighter Motaz al-Zaydi, told us they had resorted to eating rats.

From BBC Aug. 7, 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

Residents have resorted to using orange cones to stop Waymos from driving through alleyways or onto the lots.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

When Moch resorted to that one, Ulbrickson said, “the boys get so hot they have to wrap asbestos around their oar handles to keep the boat from burning up.”

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

However, Conmebol did "express its concern about the repeated unilateral actions taken without resorting to dialogue or the institutional mechanisms provided for dealing with this type of situation".

From BBC Aug. 7, 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

“I chat with people,” Blankfein said of his method of gaining information for making decisions on possible trades, outlining that he will text someone back and forth before resorting to calling them.

From MarketWatch Jun. 17, 2026

Both wanted to continue battling for advantage around the world, without resorting to hydrogen bombs.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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