amusement
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Activities "such as skydiving, white-water rafting, roller coasters or other amusement rides" would "fall short of the standard".
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Readers who might be unaware of this facility should imagine an amusement park minus the fun and whimsy.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
Jacksonville Beach, Fla., police issued a similar caution in April about the shuttered Adventure Landing amusement park: “We are aware of a Tik-Tok challenge to explore the property.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Fighters will put their bodies and health on the line in the punishing D.C. heat with no medical insurance and little compensation for the amusement of the wealthy few.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026
Dakari glances my way, eyes dancing with amusement.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
One diarist, Samuel Bamford, gave up a warehouse job to become a weaver and wrote that the change gave him leisure time to enjoy “country amusements with the other young fellows.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
"Konami shifted its strategy for a while, away from console games, and focused its efforts on the amusements markets, things like pachinko machines," Mr Dring said.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2025
Much like its kiddie counterpart, Chuck’s Arcade offers a blend of retro and modern amusements — classics like Donkey Kong and Mortal Kombat sit alongside newer fare like Halo and Connect Four Hoops.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2025
In its 2022 annual report, the company said that 65 percent of its revenue came from games and amusements.
From Slate ● May 1, 2024
“I promised you better amusements than this,” Locke says stiffly, taking my elbow.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
Vocabulary lists containing amusement
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