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
The next night, “Gustavo’s Fiesta” involved an array of Latin musicians, with Dudamel and the orchestra appearing after intermission.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
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
I have never seen so many patrons leave a Shakespeare in the Park production at intermission.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
So the members of the audience marveled to one another as they rushed to the lobby, for they all assumed it must be intermission.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
“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
“Gone With the Wind,” “The Ten Commandments” and “Lawrence of Arabia” all had intermissions to break up their nearly four-hour run times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 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
Boos followed the teams down their respective tunnels at the start of both intermissions.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2023
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
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Reading: Literature - Drama - Introductory
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