intermission

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The Russian was attended to by a trainer, then helped to the bench but he returned to the ice just before the second intermission and would up winning the game.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

This slightly trimmed concert version ran three hours with one intermission.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Makar, however, wouldn’t be denied later in the period, sending a blistering wrister from the center of the right circle just over Hellebuyck’s arm 84 seconds before the intermission.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

Audience members are naturally Bacharach fans, and the show, which runs about two hours with an intermission, doles out the great hits lavishly, beginning with all three singers performing “Always Something There to Remind Me.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

They watch him disappear up the stairs and then return their attention to the front door and to the patrons returning late from intermission.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly