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• n  leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
  we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico
• n  a day on which work is suspended by law or custom
  no mail is delivered on federal holidays
  it's a good thing that New Year's was a holiday because everyone had a hangover
• v  spend or take a vacation

• Can't figure out what gifts to give this holiday? If the searching behavior of 10 million Internet users is any indication, the item people most want is surprise! the iPod .
• Gordon Thompson, creative director of Cole Haan and part-time Honolulu resident, reveals his list of tropical-chic gifts for the holidays.
• One of several holiday movies with meaty roles for African-American actors, this biopic memorializes the owners and artists of Chess Records, the Chicago label that gave a home to .

• vacation

News & Articles

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• Geo Holiday Club Offers New Program “Split Weeks”
  Geo Holiday Club is a leading travel club in the industry because of the incredible vacation packages and savings that they offer their members, this is why travelers are excited that Geo is unveiling split weeks to give members even more options. (PRWeb June 18, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/geoholidayvacationclub/geoholidayvacationclub/prweb10847040.htm
  June 18, 2013 - PRWeb
• Holiday World again recognized for excellence in hospitality
  The honors continue to roll in for a Central Indiana amusement park. For the third straight year, Holiday World and Splashin’ Safari has received a certificate of excellence from the world’s largest travel site. The Trip Advisor award showcases the …
  June 18, 2013 - FOX 59 Indianapolis
• The Holiday Inn Missoula Downtown Hotel Hires Two New Directors
  MISSOULA, Mont., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Holiday Inn Missoula Downtown hotel is excited to announce that it has hired Mimi Hall Gustafson as Director of Sales and Marketing and Cindy Smith as ...
  June 18, 2013 - PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance

Quotes

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• Diego Forlan in The Associated Press
  I want to play for third place because even that would be great for everyone. Then I hope to have a big holiday because I am really tired,Forlan said.
• John McCain in MarketWatch
  I will fight every moment of every day to make sure Americans are not deceived by an eloquent but empty call for change that promises no more than a holiday from history,McCain said.