interlude
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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 has stayed below 5% for a decade, if a brief interlude during the pandemic is omitted.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
Composed of three songs and one interlude, “Samuelito” takes its name from the childhood moniker some know him by today.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Another important interlude is the segue of “American Skin” into “Long Walk Home.”
From Salon ● May 28, 2026
I’m suspended, as in airports or dentists’ waiting rooms, expecting yet another interlude that will be textureless and without desire, like a painkiller or the interiors of planes.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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It won't be raining all week though, with drier interludes especially on Thursday morning and throughout Saturday.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
While past records often featured such incense-perfumed instrumentals as connecting interludes, here the background has been moved to the front.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The new set squeezes 20 tracks into a 46-minute runtime, many of which are short interludes designed to keep things moving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 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
Ed chose his music carefully, his dances having an opening act of excitement and greeting, a middle of pulsating, very danceable songs interspersed with romantic interludes, and then the inevitable ending.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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Power Prefix: inter-
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Franklin Roosevelt, "Four Freedoms" (1941)
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