leisure

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Snowstorms and frigid temperatures in parts of the country likely weighed on employment in February, with the leisure and hospitality and construction sectors losing a combined 24,000 jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Rates relief of up to 40% is available for some retail, hospitality and leisure businesses with properties that have a rateable value of up to £100,000.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Daley told BBC News that the closure of the pool at the Citadel leisure centre could hamper any growth of the sport in Scotland.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The bad news about that is we aren’t going to enter a world of unlimited leisure time anytime soon.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Norwood returned to Bermuda with his family, becoming a successful planter and devoting his leisure hours to his first love, trigonometry.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson