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sightseeing

[sahyt-see-ing] / ˈsaɪtˌsi ɪŋ /


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Someone estimated costs at $1,000 per day per person — staying at 4- or 5-star hotels, using private transportation and avoiding lines for sightseeing.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Riding Amtrak’s California Zephyr route, it turns out, is equal parts sightseeing extravaganza and endurance test.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

He found himself sightseeing on Jeju Island, a resort island famous for sweet mandarins and volcanic rock statues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

For him, backcountry flying is just another mode of sightseeing, like hiking through Yosemite or boating beneath Niagara Falls.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025

Madoka and I had wandered off to a few places in the city before our scheduled sightseeing days.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah




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