shore leave

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This is a lighthearted comic dance about sailors on shore leave in World War II.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

The Navy was big business for Long Beach, and for the Pike, where thousands of Navy “gobs” stationed here spent some of their shore leave and their earnings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2025

Times were different when Jerome Robbins choreographed “Fancy Free,” his 1944 one-act ballet about three sailors on shore leave.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2023

An Israeli official said Ankara had submitted a preliminary request for the crew to disembark on shore leave.

From Reuters • Sep. 4, 2022

Conversation: men and women joking, talking about shore leave.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi