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leisure

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


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Previous research has shown that spending leisure time together can benefit couples.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 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

The space is now set to be re-occupied by a national leisure brand.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

His personal leisure is aimed away from idle amusement or detached tampering with nature’s processes.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

“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

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

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 James Ford Rhodes

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




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