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hobby

[hob-ee] / ˈhɒb i /


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But cooking occupies a peculiar position in domestic life: necessary chore to some, passionate hobby to others, and sometimes both to the same person.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

Despite rising console prices, there's hope that the massive interest in Rockstar Games' ultra-blockbuster will convince people to buy a new console or return to the hobby.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Once a kids’ hobby, trading cards have become a lucrative investment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

“He thought this was some kind of hobby and then you did something serious with your life,” Mandell told The Times in 2015.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

His hobby was always his and his alone, and maybe it’s safer that way.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Reaching pension age in the country is widely considered a rite of passage into a second phase of life dedicated to travel, hobbies and leisure that, for the luckiest, can stretch well into three decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Among his hobbies, he lists business, regularly clocking in 18-hour days.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

As the economy became increasingly unstable and demanded that moviegoers and television aficionados devote more time to their jobs, the average viewer naturally had less bandwidth for their cultural hobbies.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

The questions covered activities performed at work, around the home, and during hobbies or recreation.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Everything started became nothing finished, and all her projects and my homework and hobbies just ended up in piles collecting dust.

From "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" by Jack Gantos


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