recess
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In that time, the case has been delayed without being heard on multiple occasions, heard in part, restarted with a new judge and twice suspended over the summer recess.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The justices have 26 cases waiting to be decided before they go on a summer recess.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 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
Often, during recess, while the other boys played outside, Neel devoured Bangla poetry and English novels that he found in the school’s small library.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
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