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long weekend

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noun

  1. a weekend holiday extended by a day or days on either side

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Sometimes all you’ve got is a long weekend — and if you do it right, that’s more than enough.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Traffic levels are expected to be "consistently high" over the long weekend, according to research by the RAC and traffic information supplier Inrix, with over a million more trips planned than last year.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

You may have missed it over the long weekend, but a partial government shutdown began on Saturday.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

The index closed in overbought territory heading into the long weekend of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, only to drop back below its 50-day moving average when the market reopened on Tuesday, Jan. 20.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

It was going to be a long weekend.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

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