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[rek] / rɛk /


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But he honed his skills in an unlikely place: his dad’s Wisconsin rec league.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Downstairs, there are three other bedrooms that are just as chic and can “easily double as a rec room, office, or creative space” and come complete with their own fireplaces.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

Weyerhaeuser stock, which finished Tuesday at $23.28, was the subject of a bullish rec ent Barron’s profile before the investor day.

From Barron's • Dec. 16, 2025

Yet Palisadeans themselves seem divided on the library, with some decrying the proposed use of the rec center’s grassy expanse, a rare green oasis in the charred neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2025

Makes me wonder why city kids can’t have a rec center better than a hundred middle and high school students at Middlefield Prep?

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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