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cyclical

[sahy-kli-kuhl, sik-li-] / ˈsaɪ klɪ kəl, ˈsɪk lɪ- /


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Anyway, profits tend to be cyclical: this boom will eventually end as all the others did.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

He said growth was hit by "cyclical headwinds and the late adoption of the government budget" that cut public spending, including on renovation subsidies for low-income households.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Gains like that make memory stocks seem ripe for a fall, especially given how highly cyclical the industry has been historically.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Memory is a historically cyclical industry, which has kept Sandisk’s multiple compressed.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The concept of discovery brings with it a new sense of time as linear rather than cyclical.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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