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relaxation

[ree-lak-sey-shuhn] / ˌri lækˈseɪ ʃən /


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Depicted with potted plants, ample relaxation room, and chic luggage storage under Saarinen tulip tables, the people mover, the video promises, “will perhaps be best known for its convenience and its feeling of luxury.”

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

It mixes images of parquet floors; spindly, naked trees; and Sol LeWitt-style stripes in a geometric composition that juxtaposes inside and out, black and white, relaxation and activity.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

What 250 years means: More trees… more relaxation… it means peace.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

The Secure acts’ only relaxation on the litigation front offered protection if an annuity provider went out of business.

From MarketWatch Jun. 26, 2026

Aunt Kitty never wasted a minute on rest and relaxation.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

It's already been announced that direct flights will resume, there may be more relaxations on visas, and other economic deals.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2025

"It has a mechanical activity -- the contractions and relaxations that pump blood through our body -- coupled to an electrical signal that controls that activity."

From Science Daily Mar. 22, 2024

Experts have suggested a smattering of possible reasons for the increased rates, such as relaxations in social distancing and masking, increased exposure as a result of vacation travel and waning immunity from past vaccinations.

From Scientific American Aug. 14, 2023

Other relaxations are more subtle but still significant, like the length of lockdowns, which can only last five days if no new cases are detected.

From Seattle Times Dec. 7, 2022

Charlotte also told Mrs. Gaskell 'that, at this period of her life, drawing, and walking with her sisters, formed the two great pleasures and relaxations of her day.'

From The Bront? Family, Vol. 1 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? by Francis A. Leyland




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