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leisure

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


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Coming just as postwar America was rediscovering leisure travel, the song was a big hit — and for many, a painful irony.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

And with corporate travel slow to recover, major airlines competed harder for leisure.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

And others prefer to spend their vicarious leisure time amid freezing winds, frigid water, 40-foot waves and ice floes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

"I was just reading about DNA photochemistry – for leisure," she recalls.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Fresh plaster does not allow for this leisure: he has to paint while the plaster is still wet.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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