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interlude

[in-ter-lood] / ˈɪn tərˌlud /


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Wall Street sees the war as ongoing, viewing the interim peace agreement as a short-lived interlude.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

Composed of three songs and one interlude, “Samuelito” takes its name from the childhood moniker some know him by today.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

Another important interlude is the segue of “American Skin” into “Long Walk Home.”

From Salon May 28, 2026

This drama is far from over, even if a private coffee and a very public, grand occasion means there is a brief interlude today.

From BBC May 13, 2026

I’m suspended, as in airports or dentists’ waiting rooms, expecting yet another interlude that will be textureless and without desire, like a painkiller or the interiors of planes.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

It won't be raining all week though, with drier interludes especially on Thursday morning and throughout Saturday.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

While past records often featured such incense-perfumed instrumentals as connecting interludes, here the background has been moved to the front.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Anchored on a near-orchestral soundstage, its 20 tracks ricochet from in-your-face punk dissonance to majestic broken-heart dirges, a lovely duet with St. Vincent, rootsy folk interludes and farfisa-rich lounge.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

His ongoing dispute with a folding bicycle and a long-running complaint about the behavior of the upstairs neighbors are, though they make for some very funny interludes, symptomatic of entrenched unhappiness.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

I had never witnessed a play, except for a few short interludes played on the bed of a wagon in the town square at May festival, so I had little idea of what to expect.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood




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