breaks

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At the start of the tournament, the network aired full-screen ads during the three-minute breaks, cutting away from the field during the opening match between Mexico and South Africa.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

The HSE suggests that work should be rescheduled to cooler times of the day, and that employers introduce more frequent rest breaks, introduce shading to rest areas and provide free access to cool drinking water.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Fox has adopted a new split-screen approach to ads during the World Cup’s mandatory hydration breaks, after a stir among viewers over how it had been handling the pauses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

An experience completely ignorant to the ills of modern football, to politics, ticket prices or hydration breaks.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

And she breaks into tears and can say nothing else, while both her parents hug her.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar