leisure
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But leisure and hospitality employers cut 40,000 workers, while retailers shed more than 19,000 employees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Figures on Wednesday showed hiring in the US private sector was significantly below expectations in July, with industries like leisure and hospitality shedding jobs.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
She urged the government to rethink the plans, extending support to community leisure centres and fitness facilities.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
You’re don’t have to choose between the leisure time now and the long-term care later.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
Whenever she had a moment’s leisure she went to Boston Common.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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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 Tasso, Torquato
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
I counsel you therefore, my worthy friend, The logical leisures first to attend.
From Faust; a Tragedy, Translated from the German of Goethe by Brooks, Charles Timothy
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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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