intermission
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Howden had a chance to double the lead less than six minutes before the second intermission, but he whiffed trying to bat a loose puck in an open net from the right side.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
This slightly trimmed concert version ran three hours with one intermission.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
Dent had 19 points at intermission and outscored USC by himself in the last nine minutes of the half, 7-6.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
From August through November, we move from my mom’s to mine to my siblings’, with only a brief intermission before my dad’s rolls around in April.
From Salon • Feb. 3, 2026
And during the intermissions—there was always an intermission of ten minutes halfway through the concert—he delivered short talks on musical appreciation to the audiences.
From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden
Vocabulary lists containing intermission
Reading: Literature - Drama - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Drama - Middle School
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