pastime
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Sipping coffee, longtime resident Randy Roche, 54, lamented losing a favorite pastime: cruising the coast highway in one of his classic cars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Noodling is often portrayed as an extreme redneck pastime, but it traditionally had more to do with survival than sport.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Since gambling became the national pastime, you can wager on anything.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The pastime suffered during World War Two and although the sport resumed, by the 1950s stocks of tuna were on the wane as commercial fishing technology developed.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
They slept the day, drank well into the evening, and then set off for their pastime.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
Backyard bird feeding is one of our country’s most popular pastimes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
L.A. is also where she filmed her latest movie, “The Dink,” an Apple TV comedy centered on one of her favorite pastimes: pickleball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
While we have counseled that speculating on earnings reports is gambling, it remains one of the most prevalent pastimes in the stock and options market.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
Bhosle's love for cricket was well known, with the sport being one of her favorite pastimes.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
But climbing was unlike golf or tennis or the various other pastimes that consumed his cronies.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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