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
Makar, however, wouldn’t be denied later in the period, sending a blistering wrister from the center of the right circle just over Hellebuyck’s arm 84 seconds before the intermission.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 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
As that song ends, the curtain closes and the house lights come up for intermission.
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
Vocabulary lists containing intermission
Reading: Literature - Drama - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Drama - Middle School
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Blasted to Smithereens: Synonyms for "Break"
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