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leisurely

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




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But as much as he enjoyed pushing the envelope on the track, one of his greatest passions was taking his retrofitted classic cars on leisurely drives in the Santa Monica Mountains.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Other members of his sales team burned out on fruitless cold calls, but McDermott said he would skip leisurely, expensive lunches with co-workers to pack in more calls and sales meetings.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Video footage released by police shows a small dog leisurely walking down a road in Catania's San Giorgio district in Sicily carrying a bag of rubbish in its mouth before dropping it.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

“We were moving at a leisurely pace. There were all these lost opportunities.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Instead Penelope and Simon strolled at a leisurely pace, while the children took turns scooting beside them on the velocipede.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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