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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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“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

It’s high season in the glitzy Florida town.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

In Europe’s tourist high season, professionals and residents offer advice on making things easier on locals — and travelers.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2024

This was the high season for the arrival here of cotton from the plantations in the interior, whence it is forwarded by the railroad to Charleston, or down the river to Savannah.

From Impressions of America During The Years 1833, 1834, and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume II. by Power, Tyrone

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