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sabbatical

[suh-bat-i-kuhl] / səˈbæt ɪ kəl /


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In six weeks, I was scheduled for a 30-day sabbatical.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

I enjoyed my life in the City of Brotherly Love, but I had read that Ecuador was affordable and thought that I could decamp there as a temporary base for my self-imposed sabbatical.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

In the race for city controller, incumbent Kenneth Mejia will battle it out against Zach Sokoloff, who is on sabbatical from his job as senior vice president of asset management at Hackman Capital Partners.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

Given that you are earning such a good salary, I assume you are feeling burnt out by your job; you may wish to consider a sabbatical, part-time work or change of company.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

The College will not free him for war, but in the summer of 1862 he requests a sabbatical for study in Europe.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara




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