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Both chambers have recessed, with members remaining on call through March 28 in the event of a breakthrough.

From BusinessWeek • Mar. 25, 2011

He and his associates have recessed for the Summer.

From Time Magazine Archive

Many early Venetian bindings have recessed panels, made by the use of double boards, the upper of which is pierced, finished in true oriental fashion.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various