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pleasure

[plezh-er] / ˈplɛʒ ər /




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He was the sole insured driver of the vehicle, and only for "social, domestic and pleasure purposes".

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

“Another quiet British pleasure has slipped away; another modest national treasure, taken for granted, undervalued and now lost,” Sandy Rich, founder of Tregeagle Fine Art, wrote in a post on Instagram.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

The zoo was part of Battersea Park's transformation into a pleasure gardens for the Festival of Britain, a post-war celebration of arts, science and technology.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Though their characters blow hot and cold, her scenes with Johnson in which their latent friendliness comes through are a pleasure to watch.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

She didn’t know this, but it gave her spirit pleasure to imagine it.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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