intermission
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The Russian was attended to by a trainer, then helped to the bench but he returned to the ice just before the second intermission and would up winning the game.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Running time: About 90 minutes, with one intermission.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
This slightly trimmed concert version ran three hours with one intermission.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
Audience members are naturally Bacharach fans, and the show, which runs about two hours with an intermission, doles out the great hits lavishly, beginning with all three singers performing “Always Something There to Remind Me.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
The houselights go down again, signaling the end of intermission.
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
Vocabulary lists containing intermission
Reading: Literature - Drama - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Drama - Middle School
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