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hobby

[hob-ee] / ˈhɒb i /


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Once a kids’ hobby, trading cards have become a lucrative investment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

My wife says it’s not a hobby, it’s “monitoring the apocalypse.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

After all, one of the biggest pet peeves of modern makers is the perception of their craft as being a frivolous hobby, rather than centuries-old skills that served as a foundation of modern engineering.

From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2026

It also arranged his credit card statements in a spreadsheet and helped him pursue his hobby of collecting ceramic bowls, a task which strikes me as having a fairly small community of potential users.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

He began to read about the market as a hobby.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The questions covered activities performed at work, around the home, and during hobbies or recreation.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Many of these first-generation founders are bad at hobbies.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

We met her dog, learned about her hobbies and heard about her life before she met Epstein.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

“Your agent will work 24/7 on your behalf to improve your relationships, health, career, finances, home management, hobbies and more,” he wrote.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

He wanted to know about people today: more about Renee, her hobbies, what we’d done in our free time together.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer


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