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In his spare time, Eric writes television pilots from his place in Glendale, CA.
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Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024
The first 18-plus of its 22 seasons were led by Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs, the impassive Special Agent in Charge and boss extraordinaire who liked to build boats in his basement in his spare time.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2024
Trains became faster, reducing the spare time that travelers had to kill during journeys; the rise of commercial air travel and an explosion in personal car ownership across Europe in the 1950s meant that trains were no longer considered the most luxurious way to travel.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
Intensive parenting culture encourages parents to spend all of their spare time cultivating their children at the expense of themselves.
—Amanda Miller Littlejohn, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024
The first 18-plus of its 22 seasons were led by Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs, the impassive Special Agent in Charge and boss extraordinaire who liked to build boats in his basement in his spare time.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2024
Trains became faster, reducing the spare time that travelers had to kill during journeys; the rise of commercial air travel and an explosion in personal car ownership across Europe in the 1950s meant that trains were no longer considered the most luxurious way to travel.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
Intensive parenting culture encourages parents to spend all of their spare time cultivating their children at the expense of themselves.
—Amanda Miller Littlejohn, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Spare time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spare%20time. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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