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recess

[ri-ses, ree-ses] / rɪˈsɛs, ˈri sɛs /




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"I'm ready for this document to be published as soon as we're ready to do so and I've committed to do so after the recess," Jones said.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Lawmakers returned to Washington after a two-week recess to face a backlog of issues that would stress even a functional majority, which both the House and Senate lack.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Moreover, the resolution would “prohibit elementary and middle school student device use during passing periods, lunch, and recess with limited exceptions for teacher-approved school work.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Decisions on all of those disputes are expected by early July, when the justices take their customary summer recess.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Then she dismissed the girls and told them to go outside and play for the rest of recess.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney




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