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When I told him he was getting a break this time, he responded with shock.

From Slate

Once play resumed after a lengthy delay, Kessler picked up from where she left off as she wrapped up the opening set before getting a break in the seventh game of the second that looked to have her on course to take the match.

From BBC

Julie Chrisley isn’t getting a break.

Blake Treinen inherited a bases-loaded jam in the seventh from Daniel Hudson — who was pitching for the first time in nine days after getting a break to manage his workload — and escaped it with a strikeout of Gunnar Henderson.

If you daydream about getting a break from stress, you might picture a restful week of vacation or a long weekend away.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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