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intermission

[in-ter-mish-uhn] / ˌɪn tərˈmɪʃ ən /


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The red card came in the 64th minute with the U.S. protecting a 1-0 lead built on Balogun’s goal just before the intermission.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

This small piece, performed without intermission, takes on an impressive magnitude.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

The 1750s were a slow decade resembling a theatrical intermission.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

But he never wrote it, and during intermission the audience is polled to see whether Mr. Lynn’s prologue should be performed.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

“True, but it is nearly intermission, and if we go now we will be first in line for the biscuits on sale in the lobby.”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

There were built-in intermissions, during which advertisements for fine Wu-Tang products played on large screens.

From Salon May 31, 2026

Mostly of generous length: The evening runs three hours, with two intermissions.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 5, 2026

New York City Ballet’s 2024-25 season will feature earlier curtain times, fewer intermissions and a tribute to the great American ballerina Maria Tallchief, the company announced on Monday.

From New York Times Apr. 15, 2024

For me, there was the American Cinematheque’s summer screening of Spike Lee’s “Malcolm X,” in a 70mm print that crackled, glowed and transported a rapt Aero Theatre audience for 200 minutes, intermissions be damned.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 22, 2023

The trio played jazz tunes during intermissions at the Olympic movie theater in Sequim in exchange for an opportunity to watch the films.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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