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downtimes

noun

plural of downtime

as in winters

a period of often involuntary inactivity or idleness a knee operation that could result in months of downtime for the ski racer

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Recent Examples of downtimes When everyone from operators to engineers and managers are able to discuss yields, downtimes, reworks and even traceability in terms of factual data, discussions can become significantly more fruitful. — Ihor Yurchenko, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 The average response time for phone calls dropped to 6 minutes from 30 minutes in the prior fiscal year; field office wait times decreased to 23 minutes; and removal of online service downtimes has benefited an additional 125,000 users in a single week, according to the agency's findings. — Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025

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Neither will be ready until June 2027, Stith said, noting that grass won’t grow during Idaho winters.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2026
What if our habits of normalization lead us to accept super storms and skimpy winters as normal?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Definition of winters

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Twenty-two percent of chief financial officers surveyed by Mercer in February said the high price of health benefits had forced them to stop hiring or led to layoffs.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
That’s partly due to low layoffs and a still-solid labor market, though low-income households are feeling the pain of price hikes and mounting debt more so than their high-income counterparts, who have benefited from a resilient stock market.

— Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Definition of layoffs

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Soli said several heat safety measures are in place, including mandatory hydration breaks during games, additional hydration stations and medical staff on every field who will monitor conditions and shorten games by five to ten minutes a half.

— Ubah Ali, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Even a handful of movement breaks is enough to make a real difference.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 14 July 2026

Definition of breaks

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Parties have exploited lulls in fighting to buy time, rebuild capabilities and consolidate political or territorial gains ahead of the next round of conflict.

— Anthony Wanis-St John, The Conversation, 10 July 2026
Getty Images There are lulls on the PGA Tour calendar, and this is one of those heading into the John Deere Classic this weekend.

— Jeff Hartman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of lulls

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The goal is to reduce digital interruptions, improve students’ engagement with classroom lessons, increase face-to-face interactions and reduce conflicts that play out on social media during school hours.

— Elizabeth Dowdell, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Yet, for organizations navigating financial, operational and staffing challenges, these periods of transition can easily become interruptions rather than opportunities.

— Leslie Anderson, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026

Definition of interruptions

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