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recreational

[rek-ree-ey-shuh-nl] / ˌrɛk riˈeɪ ʃə nl /
ADJECTIVE
diverting
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ADJECTIVE
pleasurable
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Recent outbreaks connected to recreational water have already raised concern in several countries.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 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

Unlike other pandemic fads such as recreational vehicles, interest in golf has kept growing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

“Researchers track these whales daily, but we can scale their impact by crowdsourcing data from the many more numerous commercial and recreational boats, and building a centralized alert system,” Liccardo said in a release.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Now, suddenly, Mom realized that recreational gymnastics might be the perfect outlet for her daughters—especially for me, her little bouncing bean who jumped and climbed on everything nonstop.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles




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