hiatus
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During the band’s hiatus, the members had scattered slightly, with Fogg in north Alabama, Cockrell in Nashville and Howard just outside the country-music capital.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Her return as Kirby Reed in 2023’s “Scream VI” marked her first major screen role after a long acting hiatus.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
And, whatever happens during Grande's upcoming hiatus, you have to hope it's a promise that holds.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The band is currently on its first world tour in years, marking the reunion of all seven members since they went on a hiatus for mandatory military service.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Did they hang out at all during my Game Plan hiatus?
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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These micro-retreats have proven so energizing that I now take a few each year—and science suggests such hiatuses, despite their brief duration, can renew enthusiasm and relieve mental exhaustion in potent ways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
Both bands have been around since the early noughties and have had their fair share of break-ups, reunions, hiatuses and comebacks over the years.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2024
The union has argued that outdated contract terms, coupled with shorter seasons and longer hiatuses between seasons make it increasingly hard for many actors to maintain a middle-class lifestyle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2023
Bands that had been waiting to release new albums until they could realistically envision touring them are now tentatively re-emerging from extended hiatuses.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2021
It will be my duty to rectify Lady Burton's mistakes and mis-statements and to fill up the vast hiatuses that she has left.
From The Life of Sir Richard Burton by Thomas Wright
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