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recess

[ri-ses, ree-ses] / rɪˈsɛs, ˈri sɛs /




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Legislators head back to their home districts today for a week-long recess.

From Barron's • May 22, 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

Congress is returning from recess on Tuesday, with the ethics committee planning to take up inquiries into both Swalwell and Gonzales.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The teacher had divided them all into groups with bird names, and every week a different group would get to “soar” down to lunch and recess first.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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