breaks

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They can include time-and-a-half or double time, testing in a separate room to reduce distractions or having unlimited breaks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

"It breaks my heart but it's the only way to feed my other children."

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Stier wanted there to be six stand-up sets, mirroring other comedy shows like Shannon Cloud’s, but he wanted to mix up the flow with breaks between the sets.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

For more than a decade, “Saturday Night Live” writers Colin Jost and Michael Che have marked breaks and finales with a joke swap segment.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Clouds of mosquitoes were a constant torment, and during brief breaks they had to pull off their boots and soaking socks to pick leeches off their feet.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin