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resort

[ri-zawrt] / rɪˈzɔrt /




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“You don’t need a big home, necessarily. It’s like going to a resort, you don’t have to build your own game room.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

Evans, 34, comes from a wealthy family who owns a luxury resort in San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

When asked if they had permission to drop the boulders, Greenpeace said this was a "last resort" for it, and it did not have a licence.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Nine people were killed Sunday when the Learjet they were traveling in plummeted into a neighborhood in southern Florida, just miles from US President Donald Trump's resort home of Mar-a-Lago, officials said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

The servant led them out back to a huge pool that seemed more suited to a resort than a home.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Ski resorts can also suffer from a lack of snow.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

One of Southern California’s premier seaside resorts, the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, has been sold for an estimated $600 million as the top end of the state’s hotel market continues to thrive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

They not only mimic ocean waves but also allow more surfers per day, making building resorts around them more financially feasible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

MGM Resorts MGM -2.57%decrease; down pointing triangle International recorded lower quarterly revenue, hurt by a decline in room rates at its resorts on the Las Vegas strip.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

When a show about the best resorts for your dog comes on the Travel Channel, I suddenly don’t want to be home anymore.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

Bompastor's side resorted to hopeful crosses and shots from range, while they lacked creativity against a resilient Everton side.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Locals trapped there have resorted to hunting and eating pigeons in recent months, former residents in touch with those in the city told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Where Waititi once brought an authentic ache to his bittersweet sagas of wayward souls, he’s resorted to sledgehammer mawkishness that’s meant to be offset by his droll humor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

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

Whatever the problem, it forced Holly to adopt a strategy she would rather not have resorted to.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

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

“Basically, no film studio wants to give her the budget to turn her books into a movie with real actors, so she’s resorting to AI studios,” wrote one person on Reddit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

Here she is reaching up, without resorting to tiptoes, to put it on the top shelf.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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