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relaxation

[ree-lak-sey-shuhn] / ˌri lækˈseɪ ʃən /


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Depicted with potted plants, ample relaxation room, and chic luggage storage under Saarinen tulip tables, the people mover, the video promises, “will perhaps be best known for its convenience and its feeling of luxury.”

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

The tour comes after a rare period of rest and relaxation for Usher, who recently revealed to Architectural Digest that he had undergone surgery on his knee earlier this year.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

These integrals help determine which excited-state relaxation pathways are favored and steer the system toward efficient triplet energy migration.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

But the loose fall of his coat and the asymmetrical legs project informality and relaxation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

It was a pleasant evening and my first night of relaxation in a long while.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

It's already been announced that direct flights will resume, there may be more relaxations on visas, and other economic deals.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2025

"It has a mechanical activity -- the contractions and relaxations that pump blood through our body -- coupled to an electrical signal that controls that activity."

From Science Daily Mar. 22, 2024

A number of relaxations have been made in the restrictions Breivik is subject to, according to government lawyer Andreas Hjetland, who represents the Justice Ministry in the case, but the conditions are necessary for security.

From Seattle Times Jan. 8, 2024

Experts have suggested a smattering of possible reasons for the increased rates, such as relaxations in social distancing and masking, increased exposure as a result of vacation travel and waning immunity from past vaccinations.

From Scientific American Aug. 14, 2023

This condition of the national morals had continued to the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate, with occasional relaxations, of course.

From An Introduction to the History of Japan by Katsuro Hara




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