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idle hours



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Those idle hours provided the early education that would prepare him for his current role.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2022

During idle hours in Vienna, State Department officials would debate who would portray top negotiators in a movie version of the Iran deal.

From Washington Post • May 9, 2018

That leaves West Virginia’s parents anxiously trying to fill their children’s idle hours with something besides play video games, and teachers showing rising discontent as the strike drags on amid concerns about their own income.

From Washington Times • Mar. 5, 2018

He decided to sign up with Uber as a way of filling idle hours.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2017

He saw her as he imagined her in all the idle hours he spent dreaming of her.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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