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recess

[ri-ses, ree-ses] / rɪˈsɛs, ˈri sɛs /




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Congress is about halfway through its Endless Summer Recess.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2023

Neither House sits on Friday 26 May - and with Parliament taking its Whitsun Recess, MPs and peers will not return until Monday 5 June.

From BBC • May 19, 2023

Recess could be a powerful answer to the pandemic’s mental health and academic toll on children.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2023

The clip was from Recess Therapy, a web series in which host Julian Shapiro-Barnum interviews children between the ages of two and nine years old in New York.

From Salon • Aug. 27, 2022

Recess at the British School was nothing I looked forward to.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz




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