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vacation

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


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For me, this is ideal weeknight cooking: A tostada piled high with ceviche tastes like vacation even when you’re eating it on a Tuesday.

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

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

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

When the Bergs thought about buying a vacation house, they thought it might be in the San Juan Islands or Leavenworth, Wash., a mountain town they’d been visiting every winter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

“Howie was on this vacation thing for a few weeks,” says one member of his group, “and then he never came back.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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