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recess

[ri-ses, ree-ses] / rɪˈsɛs, ˈri sɛs /




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The justices have 26 cases waiting to be decided before they go on a summer recess.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Parliament will go on recess at the end of this week and returns on Monday 1 June.

From BBC • May 19, 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

That was all she said, all either of us said for the rest of recess.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan




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