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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

This is close to Wonsan, a seaside resort with a sprawling villa used by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his family.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 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 some cases, the wait time to connect to the grid is so long that data centers resort to building their own on-site power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

“Papi's not gonna like this, Nae,” I say as a last resort to keep her from ruining her life.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

Six Flags operates 20 amusement parks, 14 water parks and nine resorts across Canada, the US and Mexico.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

MGM’s interests include resorts such as the Bellagio in Las Vegas and others around the world, table game revenue and online betting operations including BetMGM.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 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

But they said that while Sandals has been adding new resorts, it is largely an “adults-only brand,” with only three of its resorts allowing children.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Is it from overuse and oversimplification, like the way irie is taught to tourists at Jamaican resorts?

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

The filmmakers followed the heated battles as people in the divided community resorted to screaming and name-calling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 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

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

While Kit resorted to ingenious tricks, Mercy possessed the patience.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

Fast-food chains have been battling for consumers and often resorting to discounts to do so.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Paramount’s high-profile lobbying campaign reached a crescendo in late August after Paramount called out activist-actor Mark Ruffalo, accusing him of resorting to “antisemitic tropes” to argue against the merger.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

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 Council also unanimously expresses its concern regarding the repeated unilateral actions taken without resorting to dialogue or to the institutional mechanisms established to address situations of this nature."

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

President Lincoln would not accept secession; he hoped to reunite the country without resorting to war.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock


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