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Noun
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Assouline is one of my cultural escapes, Apple my tech core and Nespresso my morning ritual.—
Jenny B. Fine,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026 -
Trails in nearby Montreat provide quick escapes into the mountains, while the legacy of the now-defunct Black Mountain College continues to shape the town’s deeply rooted arts culture today.—
Kristy Tolley,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2026
Noun
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As for new pastimes, there are still free options like free YouTube videos on the internet for those who want to continue watching something on the couch, Conners said.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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Residents are still able to stay active when snow and below-zero temperatures arrive, with snowmobiling, fat-tire biking, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing serving as popular pastimes.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The pains and pleasures of family life are top of mind for her.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
7 May 2026
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Yet there are more than enough compensating pleasures.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Noun
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And be prepared for something that dazzles, delights and reacquaints you with Rowling’s imaginative variations on a British school experience.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
30 Apr. 2026
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Caramel layer cakes are known to be finicky, but these tiny delights pack all that flavor without any hassle.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Weisberger’s book may have been an opportunistic takedown, but the director David Frankel and the screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna spun it into one of the finer Hollywood entertainments of its era, with the pleasing sophistication and bitchery of a classic studio comedy from the forties or fifties.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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The park allow visitors to experience the movie stories; the movies remind you of the park rides; the whole reminds you of beloved childhood entertainments.—
Mark Lane,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Time killers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time%20killers. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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