hiatus
a pause or gap in a sequence or activity
Hiatus in a sentence
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After a brief hiatus, the band returned to the studio to record a new album.
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Once a blank supporter of the policy, the governor now denounces it at every opportunity, embarrassed that she ever endorsed it.
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