summer holiday
(Commonwealth, Ireland) A vacation taken during the summer.
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Will you get your summer holiday? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/05... Those answering my poll on YouTube don't think so
The risk of flight cancellations in France over the summer holiday period is considered very low despite rising jet fuel costs.
I wish this meant as of March and September instead of the more likely December and June (ie winter and summer holiday months)
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(Commonwealth, Ireland) A vacation taken during the summer.
inventorying]] project was a summer holiday in comparison with how it used to go.
“Will you get your summer holiday? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/05... Those answering my poll on YouTube don't think so”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The risk of flight cancellations in France over the summer holiday period is considered very low despite rising jet fuel costs.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I wish this meant as of March and September instead of the more likely December and June (ie winter and summer holiday months)”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(figurative) An easy and pleasant experience.
Trips to Malta have not always been a summer holiday for Southgate's England - a World Cup qualifier here in 2017 saw them fail to score until the 53rd minute before three late strikes put some undeserved gloss on that 4-0 scoreline.
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