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relax

[ri-laks] / rɪˈlæks /




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It worked on Raycer Martin, a 19-year-old student and wine-bar chef from Arizona who plays videogames to relax after his night shift.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

We’d come home, relax and watch TV, probably old episodes of “The Dick Van Dyke Show.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

It made her feel like she had "no worries" and "no cares", helping her to relax in social settings.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

"We are a responsible government. We know what we are doing. So people should relax," Ruto said in earlier comments.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Now that he was “all grown,” as Gran put it, he said he needed his weekends to relax.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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