intermittent
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The research was led by kinesiology and nutrition professor Krista Varady, a longtime researcher in the field of intermittent fasting.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
Experts point to strategies companies use to encourage scrolling, like never-ending feeds, intermittent rewards and time-sensitive notifications.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Wildfires have been described to me as an "intermittent problem" because they're seasonal and we don't see large ones happening every year.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
“The U.S. and Iran engage in intermittent military exchanges but stop short of a return to high-intensity warfare,” BMI analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Mary had made a hoe to save having to bend down; Atal used her trunk, so their conversation was intermittent.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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