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interlude

[in-ter-lood] / ˈɪn tərˌlud /


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I can still remember how blue the skies in California seemed during that brief interlude.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

There is, however, one dazzlingly strange interlude of repressed conflict that radiates such retro 1950s-fixated weirdness that it’s as if David Lynch took a sly pass at the “Mad Max” universe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

“It was just this six-week interlude of time when people liked each other and people were having fun together,” Schloessman said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

Wall Street sees the war as ongoing, viewing the interim peace agreement as a short-lived interlude.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

“Well well,” said Francis after a long interlude, peering over Sophie’s shoulder at me.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Later in the month, areas of high pressure may have more influence on the weather which would mean longer dry interludes and the chance of above-average daytime temperatures.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Anchored on a near-orchestral soundstage, its 20 tracks ricochet from in-your-face punk dissonance to majestic broken-heart dirges, a lovely duet with St. Vincent, rootsy folk interludes and farfisa-rich lounge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

His ongoing dispute with a folding bicycle and a long-running complaint about the behavior of the upstairs neighbors are, though they make for some very funny interludes, symptomatic of entrenched unhappiness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

It includes folk of the British and Appalachian varieties, jazzy interludes, and neoclassical orchestrations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

Well, it’s my idea that in all these interludes, whenever Dave became a psychiatric case, he went off into a moronic maze, spending his time twiddling his fingers.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov




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