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high season

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noun

  1. the most popular time of year at a holiday resort, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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This is likely a promising buildup to the high season for Middle East patient arrivals in 3Q.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Whether the good times will last once the high season begins is the question.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

“This is the high season for gas prices, when demand increases as the weather warms up and summer-blend gasoline begins hitting the market, which is more expensive,” said Aixa Diaz, a AAA spokesperson.

From MarketWatch Apr. 8, 2026

"This is the start of the high season here. It's catastrophic," he told AFP.

From Barron's Mar. 5, 2026

During the high season he danced in Nice.

From Gigolo by Ferber, Edna

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