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hiatus

[hahy-ey-tuhs] / haɪˈeɪ təs /


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After a hiatus, he returned to the stage in April, kicking off a tour spanning Tokyo, Taipei, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, selling out every show.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Mere days ago, she opened up about what led to her hiatus from her on-screen career.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

Verizon VZ 1.02%increase; up pointing triangle Communications won 82 spectrum licenses for $3.16 billion in the Federal Communications Commission’s first spectrum auction after a four-year hiatus.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

Williams’ lengthy hiatus has left her unranked in singles, which could mean early matches against such players as defending champion Iga Swiatek or world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

Slowly, my left hand patting Schwarz to encourage a hiatus in her meowing, I worked the top off my drum with my right hand.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

These micro-retreats have proven so energizing that I now take a few each year—and science suggests such hiatuses, despite their brief duration, can renew enthusiasm and relieve mental exhaustion in potent ways.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

Both bands have been around since the early noughties and have had their fair share of break-ups, reunions, hiatuses and comebacks over the years.

From BBC Oct. 25, 2024

And unlike other shows, the cast spent multiple hiatuses on national concert tours.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 13, 2023

Bands that had been waiting to release new albums until they could realistically envision touring them are now tentatively re-emerging from extended hiatuses.

From New York Times Sep. 17, 2021

It is small, but well filled, and undoubtedly contains some ancient and curious volumes: but several hiatuses gave indication that there had been a few transportations to Vienna or Munich.

From A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall




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