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holidays

  • plural
    of holiday.
    holiday
    noun
    a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person.
  • present tense form
    of holiday (3rd person singular).
    holiday
    noun
    a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person.

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Nor do the holidays and cozy handcrafting inherently go hand in hand for marketers; Coca-Cola became one of the avatars of generative-AI advertising with its 2024 and 2025 “Holidays Are Coming” campaigns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

French students returning from autumn holidays blocked some high schools on Monday, determined to reinvigorate a protest movement despite government concessions during the break.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

McEvoy said weekends and bank holidays are "the times when we actually see peaks in mental health distress in young people".

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Raman’s office said it had identified funding for a pilot plan to address traffic around the Hollywood sign on peak visitor days and holidays.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

The city was beautiful, decked out for the holidays.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai