recreational
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Twenty-four states have legalized cannabis for recreational use.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Within the broader consumer discretionary sector, footwear stocks have been one of the weaker-performing groups, outperforming only recreational products, gaming, and tire-related names.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
The White House has hosted recreational sports and events in the past, but the UFC's show will mark the first professional live sporting event to take place on the grounds.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
The tiny nudibranch measures less than three millimeters in length and was first spotted in 2019 by lead author Ho-Yeung Chan during a recreational dive.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
The Princeton boys, though, found it inconvenient to row among the coal barges and recreational vessels that also made use of the canal, so they got Andrew Carnegie to build them a private lake.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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