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This is Hanoi's oldest Buddhist temple and sits on an island between West Lake and Truc Bach Lake, two popular recreational spots.
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Catherine Garcia, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
Voters also decided on several other polarizing social issues:
In Florida, a measure to legalize recreational marijuana fell short of the 60 percent needed to pass.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
Voters in four states had the chance to vote for legalizing either recreational or medical marijuana on Tuesday.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Measures to legalize recreational marijuana also were trailing in North Dakota and South Dakota.
—David A. Lieb, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
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Catherine Garcia, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
Voters also decided on several other polarizing social issues:
In Florida, a measure to legalize recreational marijuana fell short of the 60 percent needed to pass.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
Voters in four states had the chance to vote for legalizing either recreational or medical marijuana on Tuesday.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Measures to legalize recreational marijuana also were trailing in North Dakota and South Dakota.
—David A. Lieb, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recreational
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Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 Written by Aakash Kaushik, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 uses comic situations like the ones in the second film of the franchise.Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Stylistically, Universal Language is located somewhere between the poetic realism of Iranian New Wave cinema — think Children of Heaven, The White Balloon, and Close-Up — and the surreal comic sensibilities of Rankin’s fellow Winnipeg filmmaker Guy Maddin (The Saddest Music in the World, Rumours).Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Nov. 2024
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Its initial formulation was inspired by the 10+ Deploys per Day: Dev and Ops Cooperation at Flickr presentation at the 2009 O'Reilly Velocity Conference where the lack of collaboration between frustrated developer and operations teams was highlighted in a dramatic and entertaining fashion.Justin Warren, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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But the traditional way of doing so is to take turns entertaining.Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Reddit Reacts Reddit users were entertained by the cake's humorous message.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Others offered a more humorous take on the situation, with one writing that whether the couple picks the name for a child depends largely on what the name actually is.Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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The great thing about aerobic activities is that these can and should be fun!Fred Sassani, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Why should Christians have all the seasonal crime fiction fun?Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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To a normal person outside of politics, that sounds comical.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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But the wedding, of course, had some comical complications.Marc Berman, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Art like Comedian acts as a reflection of society’s values, simultaneously serious and ridiculous.Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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So far every one of Trump’s nominations has been poor, but that of RFK Jr. is ridiculous.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Donald Trump’s latest antic ahead of the U.S. election month is accusing the U.K.’s ruling Labour Party of meddling.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 23 Oct. 2024
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But dismissing Pyongyang’s charm offensive as just another antic would be a massive missed opportunity.Jung-Chul Lee, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2015
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Playing a more toothless version of antagonistic duos like Flotsam and Jetsam from The Little Mermaid, Yang and James are mildly amusing but underused, ultimately serving little purpose.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
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Elsa’s mean streak, while amusing and borderline cool — there is something charming about a difficult girl’s reign of terror — is also concerning.Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Recreational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recreational. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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