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hobby

[hob-ee] / ˈhɒb i /


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If you’re unfamiliar with hobby horsing, it’s a sport originating from Finland that’s growing in popularity.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

Sandy desperately wants Margarita to get a job but her first steps toward independence come when she spies a hobby horse rehearsal and becomes fixated on joining.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

A much-loved hobby became what some would consider impossible.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

When Weinberg talks about fly fishing, he speaks of it less as a single hobby than a constellation of interests, where each angler finds their own corner to obsess over.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

Frankly, I have been studying various religions as a hobby ever since I read volumes 36,44, 45 of the Harvard Classics, which you may be acquainted with.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

The AI assistant can recommend people looking for a serious relationship, someone with common hobbies or even above a certain height or age.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 28, 2026

After completing the initial four month training period, about half continued practicing their instrument for more than three years, while the others stopped and pursued different hobbies instead.

From Science Daily Jun. 13, 2026

Sandford said that his hobbies of wildlife photography and guitar could only fill up so many hours in the day.

From BBC May 25, 2026

I assume he has other hobbies — fitness or books or something else — that he did not mention in his relatively short letter.

From MarketWatch May 20, 2026

On my first day in this new school, the fifth-grade teacher, Miss Buschkowsky, asks the twelve of us in her class to introduce ourselves and list one or two of our hobbies.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline




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