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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Read Next National 21-year-old attacks postal worker on her lunch break, feds say.
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Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 4 Feb. 2025
In November, Whitaker came back from a lunch break with an apology for using the N-word while reading a text admitted into evidence.
—Erin Keller, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
The National Team appeared to buy their favorite ETFs, as the Mainland market slipped into the mid-day lunch break.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Dymond Edwards, who was working from home at the time, rushed to collect her 5-year-old during her lunch break due to complaints of a stomach ache.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 4 Feb. 2025
In November, Whitaker came back from a lunch break with an apology for using the N-word while reading a text admitted into evidence.
—Erin Keller, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
The National Team appeared to buy their favorite ETFs, as the Mainland market slipped into the mid-day lunch break.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Dymond Edwards, who was working from home at the time, rushed to collect her 5-year-old during her lunch break due to complaints of a stomach ache.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Lunch break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunch%20break. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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