pastime
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It also makes O’Donnell a competent foil—and a satisfying target for Trump’s favorite pastime, revenge.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
They don’t call videogames the world’s most profitable pastime for nothing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
A recent study by the Economist showed that 10% of Americans now rank soccer as their favorite sport, making it the third most popular behind football and basketball and narrowly edging out America’s pastime, baseball.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
In the El Nuevo Día story, which published in March, Díaz is quoted talking about cockfighting, saying it was a pastime he’d followed since he was a child.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Since his school required it, he had managed to develop an athletic build in gym, but he viewed sports as a dull and useless pastime.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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