sabbatical
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“If you’re thinking of an early retirement — or a mini-retirement or sabbatical — you don’t want all your money locked up in your employer plan,” Pumphrey said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Yapp will work part-time for the Lions from July, before taking a full sabbatical from the RFU to work full-time as Lions head coach from January.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
He took a now-famed, two-year sabbatical, practicing up to 14 hours a day outdoors on New York’s Williamsburg Bridge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
The very public sabbatical produced one of his best-known albums, 1962's "The Bridge," and has led to proposals to rename the Williamsburg Bridge in Rollins' honor.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
The following year Ashoke is up for a sabbatical, and Gogol and Sonia are informed that they will all be going to Calcutta for eight months.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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