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pastime

[pas-tahym, pahs-] / ˈpæsˌtaɪm, ˈpɑs- /


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In the El Nuevo Día story, which published in March, Díaz is quoted talking about cockfighting, saying it was a pastime he’d followed since he was a child.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Watching these A.I. edits became a pastime for her friend group; they’d share the videos at school and at sleepovers.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

Golf has long carried a reputation as a pastime reserved for the privileged - with the average age of a golfer in many traditional club settings in the 50s.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

But they’re also the world’s most profitable pastime: Worldwide, videogames made more than $180 billion in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Still, fishing was his favorite pastime and he had great luck with Ned’s Wiggle King fishing lure.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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