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vacation

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


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Maybe it’s the airport gate before a long-planned vacation.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Summer, and all the vacation days and potential travel that implies, is upon us.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

“It would be pretty cool if you could vacation on the moon,” Musk said.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Read: Could a jet-fuel shortage turn your European summer vacation into a nightmare?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Come spring, he would prepare the houses for the families to return during vacation season.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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