commercial break
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commercial breaks
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noun
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During a commercial break, 6-foot-5 “Frankenstein” star Jacob Elordi and 6-foot-6 Oliver Laxe, director of international feature nominee “Sirāt,” greeted one another at the lobby bar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
During a commercial break at last year’s Oscars, he got up onstage and exhorted the crowd to get up and dance as a toast to Los Angeles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
Miss the buzzer and you’re locked out of the auditorium until the next commercial break.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2026
The nominations will be announced over about 20 minutes, with a gap in the middle to allow US network ABC to take a commercial break.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
I came out to her when I was eleven, during a commercial break for Celebrity Rehab.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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