leisure
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The businesses tied to outdoor leisure that are expected to benefit include golf courses, outdoor entertainment venues and providers of fishing charters.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
River is primarily treated as a flood control channel, so park rangers carefully monitor for rain when the recreation zones open for leisure, like kayaking, during the summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
This means there are now far fewer leisure, cultural and sports activities being run from youth centres.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The automatic pinsetter ushered in a new era: clean, well-lit places in which to spend leisure time.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
“Let me show you. Did John ever neglect you, as you call it, while you made it a point to give him your society of an evening, his only leisure time?”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
“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
You would not hear me, At many leisures I propos'd.
From Timon of Athens by Shakespeare, William
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 Roe, Frederick William
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 Rhodes, James Ford
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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