lunch break

noun

: the time when a person stops working or studying to have lunch
had to run errands during his lunch break

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The court is now in a lunch break, after which cross-examination will continue. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 27 May 2025 Jane Rosenberg / Reuters 3d ago / 9:29 AM PDT Share Court on lunch break Adam Reiss David K. Li Adam Reiss and David K. Li U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian dismissed the jury for a 40-minute lunch break. Nbc News, NBC news, 13 May 2025 But now, a large language model can read and summarize thousands of books during a single lunch break. Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025 Jury excused for lunch break in Combs' trial, proceedings to resume at 1:15 p.m. The jury in the ongoing trial of Sean Combs was excused for its first lunch break. Amanda Castro joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for lunch break

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“Lunch break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunch%20break. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.

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