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recur

[ri-kur] / rɪˈkɜr /


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But “Kiki” holds several themes that recur in Miyazaki’s work.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

These changes do not always mean cancer is present, but they should be evaluated if they continue or recur.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

Sirinya is worried that such a tragedy could recur "because there are so many of these pubs".

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Tillmans’ interest in stargazing goes back to his adolescence, and images of the moon and cosmos recur in his work.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 17, 2026

The pattern would recur over and over, but there was an important exception.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

One line that recurs is an old Buddhist teaching, “Advance to paradise, retreat to hell.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

It's a theme that recurs on subsequent tracks - perhaps suggesting that BTS were wary about dipping their toes back into the choppy waters of fame.

From BBC Mar. 20, 2026

If the same pattern recurs, employment gains last month could be stronger than expected.

From MarketWatch Jan. 7, 2026

That conflict between “progress” and “tradition” has never been resolved, and recurs in every generation.

From Salon Dec. 7, 2025

I have one dream that recurs far too often.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Insurance company Allianz modeled how countries would fare if the five hottest years each experienced between 2014 and 2024 recurred in succession.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

As someone who has always had a masochistic streak, finding out that these sequences of cars speeding down darkened paths recurred in Lynch’s other works both delighted and horrified me.

From Salon Jan. 25, 2025

Since then, those diseases have recurred only in discrete communities where vaccine resistance reigns, and among the unvaccinated.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 20, 2023

And the speed with which the disease, pancreatic cancer, often recurred could work to the scientists’ advantage: For better or worse, they would find out soon whether the vaccine helped.

From New York Times May 10, 2023

Ernest’s colitis recurred in 1956, a flare-up he attributed largely to stress over the unresolved fate of Chromatic.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

That may be part of what makes sausage-in-dough feel less like a single dish than a recurring culinary impulse.

From Salon Sep. 7, 2026

The NTA needs deep structural reform to address recurring failures, but abolishing it is not the answer, said M Jagadesh Kumar, former chairman of India's universities regulator.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

The software maker said annual recurring revenue, a closely watched measure of its subscription business, rose 30%.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

Huskeys generates annual contract revenue in a six-figure dollar range, which gives investors an indication of recurring subscription revenue over 12 months, according to a company representative.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

I’d had a recurring dream about Sing Sing that took place in this tunnel at night.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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