intermission
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The next U.S. goal was indisputable with Bilka blasting a short one-timer by Desbiens seven minutes before the second intermission.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
From August through November, we move from my mom’s to mine to my siblings’, with only a brief intermission before my dad’s rolls around in April.
From Salon • Feb. 3, 2026
"He managed to convince the marching band - a huge deal at American universities - to come and play in the intermission between singles and doubles matches," Ram told BBC Sport.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
But following the intermission there was little opportunity for the program’s five classically schooled men to distinguish themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
The strategy derived by Coach Spinks during intermission was sound and surprisingly so.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Vocabulary lists containing intermission
Reading: Literature - Drama - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Drama - Middle School
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Blasted to Smithereens: Synonyms for "Break"
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