commercial break
noun
: the time when advertisements are broadcast during a radio or television program
We'll be back after the commercial break.
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Marcus was nervous after the commercial break.
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Breanne L. Heldman, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
GroupM was given permission to buy up an entire commercial break and fill it with ads only from its own clients, including Google, Target and Coca-Cola.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Aug. 2024
Following our traditional approach, CNN is providing access to the debate studio for a tight pool of photographers for the duration of the event and a larger group of photographers during a commercial break.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024
Trump, who also faces a federal indictment accusing him in part of rallying his supporters to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 in an effort to illegitimately overturn the 2020 election results, was asked by moderator Jake Tapper about the riot just before the first commercial break.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 June 2024
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Breanne L. Heldman, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
GroupM was given permission to buy up an entire commercial break and fill it with ads only from its own clients, including Google, Target and Coca-Cola.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Aug. 2024
Following our traditional approach, CNN is providing access to the debate studio for a tight pool of photographers for the duration of the event and a larger group of photographers during a commercial break.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024
Trump, who also faces a federal indictment accusing him in part of rallying his supporters to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 in an effort to illegitimately overturn the 2020 election results, was asked by moderator Jake Tapper about the riot just before the first commercial break.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 June 2024
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“Commercial break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commercial%20break. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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