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When Gisele just wants to just be a 20-year-old, she focuses on her favorite hobbies, such as cooking and spending time with friends from her old school, Harvard-Westlake.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

Chronic back pain, arthritis and other MSK disorders don't just impact our work — they affect every aspect of life, from picking up our children to enjoying our favorite hobbies.

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2024

It’s a joke amongst Ukrainians that one of our favorite hobbies is to accuse everyone around of being traitors to the point where it’s a meme.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2023

One of my favorite hobbies is to plan, so I would probably be in my bullet journal or my Louis Vuitton agenda.

From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2021

The free time allowed me to pursue what became two of my favorite hobbies on Robben Island: gardening and tennis.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela