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vacation

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


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

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Or who will spontaneously plan a vacation after seeing something on the Tonys.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

On a September night in 1961, Hill's grandfather Barney and his wife Betty believed they were abducted by aliens as they returned home from vacation.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Weslee was going to summer camp and Steven was going on some family vacation to Disneyland or Disney World.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young




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