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hobby

[hob-ee] / ˈhɒb i /


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“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

While it’s all well and good to connect with people over a mutual hobby, online discourse provides a much more fertile foundation than small talk.

From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2026

The 68-year-old, who was responsible for conservation and deer management, said: "If your job is your hobby, you don't work a day in your life."

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

“I keep hobby materials because I will become a painter,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

I tried to imagine what I did at home that might qualify as a hobby.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

"We are six different women, we have different hobbies... " says lead vocalist Pınar.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

‘They grind and keep pushing. … Many of these first-generation founders are bad at hobbies.’

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

“Your agent will work 24/7 on your behalf to improve your relationships, health, career, finances, home management, hobbies and more,” he wrote.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

She said hobbies such as cooking, sewing and gardening were her generation's "rejection of this hyper-digital world that feels really all-consuming".

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

He looked at their physical and mental health, their “masculinity-femininity scores,” and their hobbies and vocational interests.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell


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