resort
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The Okinawa region, a popular resort destination of many islands with turquoise seas, relies on tourism for over 80 percent of its economy.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
For months, major employers treated hiring as an expensive last resort.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
She said, “If it should be required to resort to the Constitution, I’m going to direct you to the exact portion.”
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
"We do implement a number of deterrents and any other measures are as a last resort only," the operator said.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
“One of my first CDs. My sister wanted it, so she gave it to me for Christmas. Do you always resort to plagiarizing song lyrics to impress a girl?”
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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In France, industry experts say they have seen growing popularity of mountain resorts during the summer.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Authorities were forced to evacuate thousands of tourists from coastal resorts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Wildfires across southwestern Europe are forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people from tourist resorts and other areas near population centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Major cities throughout the States have seen crushing drops in Canadian tourism and business it affords to costly enterprises like ski resorts.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026
Majestic mountains loom to the north, but they are a tease; the Idaho of snowy peaks and ski resorts, plus a handful of militias and survivalists, is a long way off.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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South Korea’s stock market has become increasingly volatile as retail investors have resorted to margin borrowing to pile into single-stock ETFs tied to Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Unable to find buyers for their properties, some sellers have resorted to multiple price cuts in order to get an offer.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Some fans have resorted to camping outside overnight to be first in line to buy.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
"The enemy has resorted to the dissemination of blatant disinformation and fake claims by its highest-ranking officials," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
In the end, he resorted to making small plywood boxes with a slot cut into the top.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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The defense memo described Zambada as a patriarch — the father of 16 children from multiple women — and a peacemaker who “was known to first seek out other solutions” before resorting to violence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
But instead, while some players recognised it as the team simply resorting to clearing their lines and regrouping their shape in defence – it was a tactic some didn't agree with.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
France's education minister, Edouard Geffray, announcing the measures, also said that some schools were resorting to municipal halls, libraries or other air-conditioned premises so that teaching could go on "in more suitable conditions".
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
Customer-service operations still rely heavily on underpaid and poorly trained humans, leading to general dissatisfaction across all service metrics, including wait times and repeat calls, with consumers increasingly resorting to equally unsatisfactory self-service alternatives.
From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026
Both wanted to continue battling for advantage around the world, without resorting to hydrogen bombs.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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