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recess

[ri-ses, ree-ses] / rɪˈsɛs, ˈri sɛs /




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If the bill passes, it would then move on to the Assembly floor when legislators are back from recess in August.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

It is the last scheduled week of assembly business before summer recess.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

This week, Congress slopped it up once more before heading into a long recess.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2026

Some inside the room compared it to “two boys at recess yelling at each other over a foul on the basketball court.”

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026

We’re still waiting when they recess for lunch.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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