playing games

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Later life enrichment, starting around age 80, focused on activities such as reading, writing, and playing games, along with income from Social Security, retirement, and other sources.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Similarly, if you’d like to focus the day on playing games and experiencing human-powered carnival rides, I’d recommend doing that first.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

People went from simple flip phones to getting access to texting, calling, searching the web on a browser, playing games, and listening to music all in one hand-held device.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

And the act of playing games reinforced wholesome, suburban-family values.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Grandma promised if we cleaned our rooms and picked up our toys, she would help us make gingerbread cookies to eat before we began playing games.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals