leisure
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All sectors show that switching jobs results in higher pay, except for leisure and hospitality.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
About 85 households in Whelford were evacuated to a local leisure centre.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
If the film feels episodic while tracking the detours of the four—some antic, others grave—that’s partly the point: Among other things, the movie is a brief for leisure as a source of pleasure and disclosure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Vroman’s catered to various clientele and communities, from traveling dignitaries to academics and leisure readers on vacation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
The Agricultural Revolution certainly enlarged the sum total of food at the disposal of humankind, but the extra food did not translate into a better diet or more leisure.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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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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There lie the tears and the sighs of lovers, the hours lost in pastimes, the leisures of the dull, and the intentions of the lazy.
From Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 2 by Torquato Tasso
The long leisures, the introspective habits, the vita contemplativa so conspicuous in the old Catholic discipline, grow very rare.
From The Map of Life Conduct and Character by William Edward Hartpole Lecky
I counsel you therefore, my worthy friend, The logical leisures first to attend.
From Faust; a Tragedy, Translated from the German of Goethe by Charles Timothy Brooks
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The Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act IV
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"The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury
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