variants
or interregna
as in intervals
a break in continuity
the democratic regime proved to be a short-lived interregnum between dictatorships
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Noun
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Critics have argued that the lengthy intervals made the program less safe because teams could not improve and iterate quickly, the way commercial space companies like SpaceX do.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
26 Mar. 2026 -
In an alternative scenario, the cap would stay fixed in nominal dollar terms, in our examples at $100,000 or $70,000 sans bumps for the CPI, for 20 or 30 years, and after those intervals grow in tandem with wages.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Set boundaries around interruptions and keep promises practical.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
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Last week, Orbán, who is widely seen as the Kremlin’s biggest advocate in the EU, blocked a 90-billion euro ($106 billion) EU loan to Ukraine over the interruptions and vowed to veto any further pro-Ukraine decisions until oil flows resume.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Over nearly two decades, BIGBANG has weathered member departures, legal controversies, and years-long hiatuses.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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More than half of the interview subjects self-funded their hiatuses.—
Colleen Newvine,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Data is the first step There are resources available to pregnant women to close some of the maternal health gaps.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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For the latter, a federal program known as 340B does an immense amount of good filling in the gaps in drug affordability.—
Demetrius Atsalis,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Bakri litters these lines with pauses and sighs, a simmer rather than an explosion.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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Medicaid currently does pre-reviews of payments for non-emergency medical transportation because of fraud in that field, and the pauses for review are typically less than three months, Flores-Brennan said.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Interregnums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interregnums. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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