pastime
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Speaking to Extra, external on the red carpet at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards, Holland revealed their favourite pastime was rewatching old Spidermans.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Baseball might no longer be the national pastime, but it’s a part of American culture, with fans of every political stripe in every state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
It also makes O’Donnell a competent foil—and a satisfying target for Trump’s favorite pastime, revenge.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 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
A poor pastime, perhaps, and not a very intellectual one, but I breathe the air of England as I read, and can face this glittering sky with greater courage.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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
Bowling was once one of America’s most popular pastimes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 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
He won’t grow up and, as normal people do, be happy not to be included in pastimes that bore him.
From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2026
He listed it, along with sports and reading, among his favorite pastimes.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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