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hiatus

[hahy-ey-tuhs] / haɪˈeɪ təs /


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Also highlighted here is Ford’s return to Indy in the 1960s after a 30-year hiatus.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

“I had walked away from the show,” she told Gayle King about her brief hiatus after Season 2.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

But after years of hard work as a trailblazing “male impersonator,” and a decade-long hiatus due to financial problems, the California king of drag kings feels like she is finally getting her flowers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Berkshire resumed its share-repurchase program on March 4 after a nearly two-year hiatus and bought over $200 million of stock that day, Barron’s calculates, based on information in the Berkshire proxy.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

She goes on to explain the origins of the pageant and how it went on hiatus during World War II and again when Kennedy was assassinated.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy




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