intermission
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"Oil has pushed higher, Asian equities are softer, and suddenly the brief Friday reprieve in global fixed income looks more like an intermission than the end of the show."
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
He can’t remove the props, except during intermission because he’s on stage for most of the show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
With some judicious excisions of aria sections, the opera ran 2 1/2 hours with one intermission.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
After intermission, New York made 11 3-pointers, 55% of their attempts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 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
“Othello,” which runs 134 minutes with two intermissions, feels weighed down by overwrought dramatic gestures enacting Shakespeare’s tragic narrative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
When: Through March 22 Tickets: $33.50-$415 Running time: About 3 hours, 40 minutes, with 2 intermissions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
Its run time: intimidating, stretching well over three hours with two intermissions.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024
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
My sisters and I had watched the program every Saturday afternoon, our gasbag of a collie imposing frequent intermissions.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
Vocabulary lists containing intermission
Reading: Literature - Drama - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Drama - Middle School
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