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leisure

[lee-zher, lezh-er] / ˈli ʒər, ˈlɛʒ ər /


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All sectors show that switching jobs results in higher pay, except for leisure and hospitality.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

The leisure and hospitality sector added 22,000 jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Residents in Whelford, a nearby village, have been evacuated and taken to a leisure centre while investigations continue.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 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

There are no more leisure hours or breaks on the ship.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

“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

Wolfe's dreary garrison leisures in Scotland, however, were not idle.

From Lectures and Essays by Goldwin Smith

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 Edgar Saltus

The story, a little drama, was, with the tale concerning Nebuchadnezzar, that of Daniel, and other novels quite as strange, evolved long later in the wide leisures of Jerusalem.

From The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal by Edgar Saltus




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