recess
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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
Parliament will go on recess at the end of this week and returns on Monday 1 June.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
YouTube during snack time, dismissal and indoor recess.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 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
And by the end of recess I believed I could grow to become a dodgeball player of great skill and fame.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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