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recess

[ri-ses, ree-ses] / rɪˈsɛs, ˈri sɛs /




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In another provision, computer use would be off-limits between classes and during lunch and recess.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones said the papers would be released after Parliament's upcoming recess to give MPs "sufficient time to review the material".

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

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

The bell rings, and I have lunch then recess.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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