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sabbatical

[suh-bat-i-kuhl] / səˈbæt ɪ kəl /


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The project took shape after Lepland arrived at Caltech for a sabbatical.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

“What if one grandkid wants a sabbatical? What if they want to ‘retire’ at 50?

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

He took a now-famed, two-year sabbatical, practicing up to 14 hours a day outdoors on New York’s Williamsburg Bridge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

The very public sabbatical produced one of his best-known albums, 1962's "The Bridge," and has led to proposals to rename the Williamsburg Bridge in Rollins' honor.

From Barron's ● May 26, 2026

When the couple and their daughter had returned from their sabbatical, Pearl had not even been able to look at the girl, tanned and wiry and too tall now for those dresses in the closet.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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