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high season

British  

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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If you’re persistent—and lucky—you can find the occasional decent deal in the high season, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 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

Chasing visitors around Cambodia's Angkor temple ruins to offer his services, tour guide Bun Ratana says he has had little work since deadly clashes with Thailand broke out, despite it being high season.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

This was high season, when the sun comes out and people start to clean out the cottage, the basement, the garage.

From Craphound by Doctorow, Cory

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