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leisure

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


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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

“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

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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