See Biopause in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "2004, Brigitte Uhde-Stahl, “Santibáñez de Valdeiglesias - Santa Catalina de Somoza”, in In Santiago sehen wir uns wieder, Düsseldorf: Patmos, →ISBN:",
"text": "Hügel, Weinberge, Getreidefelder, blauer Himmel mit Lerchengesang, Kühle. Biopause, Textilpause. Jedes Mal überholt mich ein Trüppchen Wanderer mit Gepäck, oder auch ohne.",
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"ref": "2009 August 3, M. Handschuher, “Operation \"Iron Butt\"”, in de.rec.motorrad (Usenet):",
"text": "6:20 Uhr, Imst: Erster Tankstop. Anschlie[ß]end geht's weiter in's Pfitzal Richtung Pillerh[ö]he. Dort plane ich eine kleine \"Biopause\" zu machen, auch weil inzwischen mein Magen etwas knurrt.",
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