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leisure

[lee-zher, lezh-er] / ˈli ʒər, ˈlɛʒ ər /


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All sectors show that switching jobs results in higher pay, except for leisure and hospitality.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

About 85 households in Whelford were evacuated to a local leisure centre.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The leisure and hospitality sector added 22,000 jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Residents were evacuated to a nearby leisure centre, police said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Like me, Hugh was single, which came as no great surprise, considering that he spent his leisure time rolling out dough and crying to George Jones albums.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

“In those days, there weren’t video games or these other leisures kids have nowadays,” Gerard said.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 1, 2016

To meet the change, Davis sold 100 theaters, wisely followed his customers into new leisures.

From Time Magazine Archive

Among the many that mine eyes have seen,   Not one whose flame my heart so much as warmed,   Or my affection put to th' smallest teen,   Or any of my leisures ever charmed.

From A Lover's Complaint by William Shakespeare

At Ferrara, in the wide leisures of her brother’s court, Tasso, Stundenlang, as Gœthe wrote, sat with her.

From Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern by Edgar Saltus

Tis a great destitution to both that this should not be entertained with large leisures, but, contrariwise, should be balked by importunate affairs.

From English Prose A Series of Related Essays for the Discussion and Practice by Frederick William Roe




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