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recess

[ri-ses, ree-ses] / rɪˈsɛs, ˈri sɛs /




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The Legislature is in recess and the 120 members of the state Senate and Assembly are in their districts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The bill now goes to the House of Representatives, which is already in recess until after Election Day, leaving a narrow window for Congress to complete work before a new legislature takes office in January.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

The Senate had left for August recess without a vote on the bill when the president called top crypto executives, including Armstrong, to a meeting at the White House that was streamed online.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

But it is highly unlikely the recess will be delayed or a special session convened in the coming days.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

The third and fourth graders were in the schoolyard for recess.

From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene

She burrowed deep in the recesses of the early Obama administration, welding together the voluminous Affordable Care Act.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

Herzog’s adventurous spirit has led him to explore the furthest reaches of the globe, but also inward to map the strangest recesses of the heart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

In the dark recesses of the U.S. economy, price pressures are bubbling up and foretelling another wave of inflation.

From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026

Once hidden in the dark recesses of the web, this content is now easy to find.

From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026

She turned and held the candle forward so that she might see into the dark recesses of the cave.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

And if you look at Hoffa and you look at Jack, I’m not sure exactly what they did up top because it accentuated — Jimmy, his eyes were a little recessed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The unit is located on the 10th floor and features a large living room with light-wood walls, recessed lighting, floor-to-ceiling windows, and a private balcony.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025

At the halfway point, it would’ve saved everyone time had the court just huddled, announced its decision from the bench, and recessed early for lunch.

From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2025

And, ingeniously, three ancient Roman pavement-mosaics, recessed, are now visible beneath traversable glass floors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025

Benches were recessed into niches in the walls.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

The Court has about a dozen cases left on its docket to get through before recessing for the summer.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

The House and the Senate are set to take their last votes today before recessing for the year.

From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025

Mr. Schumer said the Senate was recessing to “give our Republican colleagues the night to figure themselves out.”

From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2024

After voting down a drug ordinance in June, and then pledging something to replace that defeated plan, the council is recessing for the rest of August on Friday.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2023

It looked then as if there might be several codes, but before recessing several hours later some concessions had been made, and discussion on the more volatile points had been deferred.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 by Northern Nut Growers Association


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