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cycle

[sahy-kuhl] / ˈsaɪ kəl /


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The current z17 mainframe cycle has added about $1 billion in incremental revenue compared to the prior cycle just six quarters in, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

But to others, Springfield represents a well-known cycle in the story of modern America.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

The U.S. men’s national team has opened the new World Cup cycle with four convincing wins, stoking optimism about the team’s depth and potential.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Looking beyond November, what Americans can hope for is a cycle in which clear election outcomes provide an opportunity to inform voters of how and why the system works.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

The second line of the table below indicates the vocal syllables for this particular 16-beat cycle.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

The latest steps are mainly concentrated in "strategic infrastructure investment", said Oxford Economics' Yue, meaning that they are "likely to generate weaker near-term employment and income gains than previous stimulus cycles".

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

When it comes to the history of insurance cycles, a string of good results should only make you more nervous.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The new approach provides a clearer way to reconstruct ancient nutrient cycles and understand how they influenced atmospheric oxygen.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

And we are near the peaks of those cycles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

It was after that I noticed a change in her, as if her soul had at last matured and begun its cycles.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

Since then, the Sparks have cycled through four head coaches while missing the postseason every season since 2020.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

It cycled through a range of staticky notes—the frequencies that would heal us.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

In Omaha, he cycled through various careers: He started his own excavating business, then began farming, with Warren Buffett later purchasing a farm for him to work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Noah cycled away from his home off the Lower Ormeau Road at about 17:40, messaging one of his friends a few minutes before he left to check all was going to plan.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

As the others cycled down the street, I tried to ignore the pang of fear at both of us being left out.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

For others, former British cycling champion Brian Smith among them, the answer comes from intention.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

The medical establishment used to consider creatine as helpful primarily for athletes doing “power-focused sports,” she says, like weight lifting or cycling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Both brothers are former college soccer players but said they don’t work out much these days, apart from cycling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Alan Hirst, 19, was cycling home to Adforton, Herefordshire, in February when it is believed he fell from his bike on the flooded A4110 and suffered a cardiac arrest when he entered the water.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

I was cycling along, feeling strangely safe, when it happened.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler


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