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vacation

[vey-key-shuhn, vuh-] / veɪˈkeɪ ʃən, və- /


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Cissé didn’t have time to waste and filmed the video on a family vacation in Greece.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

You’ve already spent thousands of dollars for an upcoming cruise vacation.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

But the couple enjoying their beach vacation were excited nonetheless: "We've never seen anything like this."

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The same year, the spy novel he’d started writing while on vacation was published as “The Ipcress File.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The last evening of summer vacation, Nhamo sat in the ruined guard tower watching the twilight fade.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer