leisure
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Gloucestershire Police said residents in Whelford, near RAF Fairford, have been 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
With far less leisure time and diminished income, recreational facilities are turned over to food production, notably small-scale greenhouses and vertical farming for producing varied fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
The pursuits that occupy leisure hours can benefit from the same focus that drives success in the workplace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
How do children experience music when playing or in leisure time activities?
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
“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
Cursed when, for soft, indulgent leisures, He lays for us the pillows straight!
From Faust by Bayard Taylor
Tis a great destitution to both that this should not be entertained with large leisures, but, contrariwise, should be balked by importunate affairs.
From English Prose A Series of Related Essays for the Discussion and Practice by Frederick William Roe
You would not hear me, At many leisures I propos'd.
From Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare
Vocabulary lists containing leisure
The Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer
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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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