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weekend

[week-end, -end] / ˈwikˌɛnd, -ˈɛnd /










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Scores of people posted their concerns about the performance on social media in the days following the festival last weekend.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026

By Thursday, just ahead of the long holiday weekend, Americans were paying an average of $3.84 a gallon for regular gasoline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026

A dangerous heat wave is even expected to sweep across Washington and much of the US throughout the anniversary weekend, when several football World Cup knockout matches are also being played.

From Barron's • Jul. 3, 2026

Bear in mind that’s a holiday and the weekend.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026

“You could do it easy. There’s a quiz on Tuesday on this stuff. Hey, it’s a long weekend, remember … and a test a week from Monday.”

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott




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