as in vacations
a period of time during which someone does not work at their regular job
Several professors will be taking sabbaticals this year. She recently returned to work after a two-year sabbatical from her acting career.
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Recent Examples of sabbaticals
Experimenting with ideas like the four-day workweek, longer sabbaticals, and cultures where recovery is understood not as a luxury, but as a leadership capability.
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Denielle Sachs,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
DiDonna also identified the moments when sabbaticals tend to land best.
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Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2026
Mostly in the Palisades with intermittent sabbaticals from my dad.
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Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
In an article for the Harvard Business Review, the researchers made a case for sabbaticals as a tool employers could use to recruit, keep and foster talented workers.
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Colleen Newvine,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
In an article for the Harvard Business Review, the researchers made a case for sabbaticals as a tool employers could use to recruit, keep and foster talented workers.
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Colleen Newvine,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
Faculty are constantly taking sabbaticals for stress management, including the principal.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Feb. 2026
Galleries featuring emerging artists, a rotating list of artists-in-residence, as well as a program offering semester-long sabbaticals, were also on the docket for the unfulfilled project.
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Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
29 Jan. 2026
Denielle Sachs,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
DiDonna also identified the moments when sabbaticals tend to land best.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2026
Mostly in the Palisades with intermittent sabbaticals from my dad.
—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
In an article for the Harvard Business Review, the researchers made a case for sabbaticals as a tool employers could use to recruit, keep and foster talented workers.
—
Colleen Newvine,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
In an article for the Harvard Business Review, the researchers made a case for sabbaticals as a tool employers could use to recruit, keep and foster talented workers.
—
Colleen Newvine,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
Faculty are constantly taking sabbaticals for stress management, including the principal.
—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Feb. 2026
Galleries featuring emerging artists, a rotating list of artists-in-residence, as well as a program offering semester-long sabbaticals, were also on the docket for the unfulfilled project.
—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sabbaticals
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The white floral print channels the actress’s effortless aesthetic, and the easy-to-style design can be paired with tank tops, T-shirts, or even worn as a strapless swimsuit cover-up for beach days and vacations.
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Whether investing in therapy, hiring personal trainers, taking solo vacations, pursuing preventative healthcare, or exploring cosmetic treatments, many are redefining what self-care actually means.
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Players have medical staff, three-minute cooling breaks midway through each half, regardless of temperatures, and other heat safeguards.
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People who must be outside are advised to drink plenty of fluids, take frequent rest breaks and stay in the shade when possible.
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The savings the city will get from the unpaid worker furloughs during the first year of the deal — the new fiscal year starting July 1 — nearly covers the cost of the 2% raises and other benefits employees get that first year.
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The furloughs come just weeks before the museum’s annual Juneteenth celebration, as well as the third anniversary of its opening on June 27.
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Leave some messiness in your garden and leave the leaves, as decaying leaves are great habitat for fireflies.
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The earthy scent of decomposing leaves and soil contributes to the smell.
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Priority Mail Express is available 365 days a year, including federal holidays.
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That’s why there are trash days, which are holidays where the city doesn’t collect trash and recycling, and pickup is usually delayed by one day for the rest of the week.
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Though liberties can be taken for the second season, the season finale heavily teased that the story’s continuation would explore Fortune’s novel, One Golden Summer, centered on Sam’s older brother Charlie.
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That doesn’t mean, however, that historical analogy is a good way to decide hard questions of constitutional liberties.
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