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hiatus

[hahy-ay-tuhs] / haɪˈeɪ təs /


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After a five-year hiatus, "A Court of Splintered Harmony" will reunite author Sarah J. Maas's passionate fan base for the midnight release of the sixth book in her genre-defining series.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

In 2022, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, George Desdunes’ fraternity, was reinstated at Cornell after an 11-year hiatus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The star returned to the stage in June following a six-month hiatus, in support of his latest album, “What a Time,” his first LP loaded with new material in almost 15 years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

"I love how they move through the obstacles - it gives me hope. After years of hiatus, it's amazing they're coming back. They are the OGs."

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

More than two hundred thousand souls perished during humanity’s hiatus.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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

Like writers, actors have seen their pay decrease due to shrinking residuals, shorter TV seasons and longer hiatuses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 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

The notes are explanatory of the allusions and the hiatuses in the poems.

From The Influence of Old Norse Literature on English Literature by Conrad Hjalmar Nordby


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