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recreation

[rek-ree-ey-shuhn] / ˌrɛk riˈeɪ ʃən /


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As a result, it gives more weight to food, apparel, and transportation, while giving less weight to housing, medical care, and recreation.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

The budget would shift the agency’s focus toward domestic timber production and wildfire risk mitigation and response, and away from more recent turns toward conservation and recreation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

There’s also a two-story, paneled library; extra rooms on the lower level for play and recreation; a home gym; and an indoor pool.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

Its fantastical sets feature a recreation of Kahlo’s canopy bed from which a tree with artery-like limbs stretches toward the sky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The Ladd Devine Company had started drawing up plans for the recreation development about the same time people were losing their water rights and beginning a wholesale exodus from the hapless west side.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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