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hiatus

[hahy-ey-tuhs] / haɪˈeɪ təs /


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Asked shortly after her lone doubles victory at the Queen’s Club why she returned to the tour after a hiatus punctuated by the birth in 2023 of her second child, Adira River Ohanian, Williams shrugged.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

In March, flights and passenger train services between Beijing and Pyongyang resumed after a six-year hiatus due to pandemic-era border closures and their aftermath.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Passenger train services between Beijing and Pyongyang restarted earlier this year after a six-year hiatus.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

But an earlier House report shows Moolenaar paying just $600 per month in 2023, suggesting that Suozzi, his roommate, paid a similar rate prior to his hiatus.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

For an instant Ben sat in an utter hiatus.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner




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