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The previous evening, Ali Ansaye, who had been holidaying in Armenia with his family, was heading back to Tehran.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2025

Her companion, Dodi Al Fayed, with whom she had been holidaying, and their chauffeur, Henri Paul, died when the car crashed.

From BBC • May 19, 2021

Mr Kouzaris and Mr Cooper, who met at Sheffield University, had been holidaying with Mr Cooper's parents 12 miles away on the island city of Longboat Key.

From BBC • May 10, 2011

Mrs Penkethman and Ella had been holidaying together in France; their arrival in Bursley naturally coincided with the reopening of the school in August for the autumn term.

From The Grim Smile of the Five Towns by Bennett, Arnold