hiatus
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John Green’s nine-year hiatus from fiction has ended, and his adult debut, “Hollywood, Ending,” comes right on time to explore the dark side of fame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
A year after releasing their 2016 album, “This Unruly Mess I’ve Made,” the duo announced an indefinite hiatus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
After a brief hiatus, Mehr began his collection once again after his son took an interest in Pokémon.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
As a result of the hiatus, the season will consist of five episodes instead of the usual 10.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
The detailed reasons for the hiatus are outside the scope of this book.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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
Like writers, actors have seen their pay decrease because of shrinking residuals, shorter TV seasons and longer hiatuses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 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 Thomas Frognall Dibdin
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