recess
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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
During recess he didn't join the baseball game, as he normally would have.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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“Her genius really does live in the recesses of her disturbed brain.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 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
Deep within the murky recesses of the shadow fleet also lurks a category experts have dubbed "zombie ships" - vessels which steal the identity of dead ships in order to hide their true identity.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
There were different trees, too—more conifers at low levels and many more birches—and scattered through the undergrowth were large, rounded black boulders, like sleeping animals, which lent the still recesses a certain eerieness.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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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
Medics whisked him to safety, gave him a pain blocker, and placed him in a bed with a recessed, plush mat that molded to his body.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 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
The subtle highs and lows create ridges, which sear, and recessed pockets that promote airflow and deter sticking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
School recessed for the year and the sun set about baking central Alabama.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
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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
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
In one painting, “Three Sisters,” the faces of matriarchs from three distinct communities and time periods intersect, emerging and recessing in the frame, with optical illusions created by the overlapping lines and colors.
From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2021
The fourth operation is that of recessing the bushing, and the fifth operation, facing the end to remove the rough surface left by the cutting-off tool.
From Turning and Boring A specialized treatise for machinists, students in the industrial and engineering schools, and apprentices, on turning and boring methods, etc. by Franklin D. Jones
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