leisure
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Evans started gymnastics at the age of five at her local leisure centre in Cardiff with her parents wanting to utilise her energy.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The businesses tied to outdoor leisure that are expected to benefit include golf courses, outdoor entertainment venues and providers of fishing charters.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
“Unlike typical leisure travel, many travelers finalized plans and secured tickets closer to the start of the games.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
“The real test is what happens after Labor Day, when leisure demand tapers and airlines adjust fall capacity for a lower-fuel environment,” Cunningham wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
It could include facilities for food production, health care, manufacturing, leisure activities—just as a town on earth can do.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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“In those days, there weren’t video games or these other leisures kids have nowadays,” Gerard said.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 1, 2016
To meet the change, Davis sold 100 theaters, wisely followed his customers into new leisures.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Among the many that mine eyes have seen, Not one whose flame my heart so much as warmed, Or my affection put to th' smallest teen, Or any of my leisures ever charmed.
From A Lover's Complaint by Shakespeare, William
She took no serious interest except in the happiness, the imponderous riches, the innocent and perfect beauties, the sweet leisures, the glories and the arts of peace.
From The Wrack of the Storm by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander
There lie the tears and the sighs of lovers, the hours lost in pastimes, the leisures of the dull, and the intentions of the lazy.
From Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 2 by Tasso, Torquato
Vocabulary lists containing leisure
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act IV
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"The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury
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