leisure
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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
Those sports have longer-established history in the states and came of age at a time when media was not as pervasive "and when people spent their leisure time doing things, not passively consuming things".
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Sectors that reflect the current health of the economy, including retail and leisure and hospitality, lost jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
But alas, leisure time proves scarce here for valiant men.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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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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At Ferrara, in the wide leisures of her brother’s court, Tasso, Stundenlang, as Gœthe wrote, sat with her.
From Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern by Saltus, Edgar
He read and rehearsed his reading in memory, but he did not give himself to “deep, abstract meditation” and did not surrender himself to “the fruitful leisures of the spirit.”
From Historical Essays by Rhodes, James Ford
Meanwhile, during the progress of the war, for which he furnished troops; subsequently, in extravagant leisures at court; later, at Tiffauges, where he resided in a manner entirely princely, he exhausted his resources.
From Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern by Saltus, Edgar
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"The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury
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