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leisure

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


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Coming just as postwar America was rediscovering leisure travel, the song was a big hit — and for many, a painful irony.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Employers added jobs in the healthcare, retail, leisure and hospitality, and transportation and warehousing sectors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

But major airlines, after experimenting with fun, cheap, leisure brands like Delta’s Song and United’s Ted, and folding them, launched stripped-down, basic economy fares.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

"I was just reading about DNA photochemistry – for leisure," she recalls.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Norwood returned to Bermuda with his family, becoming a successful planter and devoting his leisure hours to his first love, trigonometry.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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