occasional weekend

collocation in English

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occasional
adjective
uk
/əˈkeɪ.ʒən.əl/us
/əˈkeɪ.ʒən.əl/
not happening or done often ...
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weekend
noun[C]
uk
/ˌwiːkˈend/us
/ˈwiːk.end/
Saturday and Sunday, or Friday evening until Sunday night; the part of the week in which many people living in the West do not go ...
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(Definition ofoccasionalandweekendfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That cannot be done by having 65-odd thousand people turning up for theoccasionalweekend.
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It is not unreasonable for the specials to give up theoccasionalweekend.
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Occasionalweekenddays also need to be included.
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We even have a chance at theoccasionalweekendof getting down to the weeding of the rosebed or the pruning of the roses.
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If they attended for theoccasionalweekend, that would help establish the medical corps—and the same applies to nurses.
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As a result, many cannot afford more than anoccasionalweekendtrip home, although their ships may be refitting for six months or more.
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On anoccasionalweekendnight, the paparazzi will be lurking outside to photograph stars when they leave.
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Occasionalweekendeditions are also aired on the occasion of major breaking news stories such as general elections, referendums or important news events.
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The only firing range is about 50 miles away, and that can be used only on occasional weekends, because there is tremendous pressure to use it.
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It also presents classic films on occasional weekends.
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It is open to the public on occasional weekends throughout the summer.
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