hiatus
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Robinson called on Burrows to nominate a replacement "as quickly as possible", adding: "I don't think it is helpful or fruitful for there to be this hiatus within health."
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The dance category is returning after a seven-year hiatus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Her return as Kirby Reed in 2023’s “Scream VI” marked her first major screen role after a long acting hiatus.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
When the Covid-19 pandemic grounded the cruise industry, high-profile outbreaks and a more than yearlong U.S. hiatus left ships empty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Permanently, though? I mean, I’m on hiatus on this trip with Mim, but I wouldn’t want to do it forever.”
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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These micro-retreats have proven so energizing that I now take a few each year—and science suggests such hiatuses, despite their brief duration, can renew enthusiasm and relieve mental exhaustion in potent ways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
Both bands have been around since the early noughties and have had their fair share of break-ups, reunions, hiatuses and comebacks over the years.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2024
Prior to her official exit, the “Firefly Lane” star had taken multiple highly publicized hiatuses from the series as rumors of a rift between her and the producers began to surface.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
Bands that had been waiting to release new albums until they could realistically envision touring them are now tentatively re-emerging from extended hiatuses.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2021
The only times," said he, "that me and Andy Tucker ever had any hiatuses in our cordial intents was when we differed on the moral aspects of grafting.
From The Gentle Grafter by H. C. Greening
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