long weekend
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A Citadel strategist looked at prediction market changes during the Memorial Day long weekend to calculate market moves.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Investors are returning from the long weekend with some optimism as that old chestnut — hopes for an Iran peace pact — is helping push bond yields lower and stock futures higher.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
U.S. futures hung on to gains after rallying over the long weekend on hopes that a peace deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz was close.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
French authorities suspended the European Union's new digital border check system at Britain's Port of Dover on Saturday, as traffic piled up at the UK ferry terminal at the start of the long weekend.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
He had gone for a long weekend to visit his father, who lived in New York with his girlfriend.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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