cycle
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She said the process had left her feeling frustrated and trapped in a cycle of uncertainty.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
The relationship reveals a remarkable sequence of events in which the reproductive cycle of forest trees helps determine future tick abundance.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026
“So often we have this catch-22 cycle where young people, low-income communities, renters never vote because campaigns don’t talk to them, and campaigns don’t talk to them because they never vote,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
The area had suffered a "long drought" caused by low rainfall, the local water utility operator told AFP, as a strong El Nino cycle exacerbates dry weather.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
Christianity not only imposed an abbreviated chronology; the liturgy was constructed around an endless cycle, the annual recurrence of the life of Christ.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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By coordinating insecticide applications with the beetles' reproductive cycles, researchers hope to disrupt larval development before the insects can inflict extensive damage on blueberry roots.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
Their exchange has long buttressed a conventional wisdom that says the U.S. thinks in electoral cycles while China thinks in centuries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
“What we are seeing, though, is some viewer fatigue where our viewers have gone through some incredible news cycles the last few years.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
The bright region underwent repeated cycles of expansion and contraction, resembling simplified versions of two dramatic cosmological events.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
The Moon controlled the tides, the life cycles of many animals, and perhaps the human menstrual' period—of central importance for a passionate species devoted to having children.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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You don’t know how harshly the previous owner cycled the battery or whether they left it plugged in constantly at 100%.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
The Rio Grande has cycled through periods of drought before.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
He cycled to training and lived among students who had no idea their quiet classmate would soon be starting in La Liga.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
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
Then I cycled the rover's airlock with the inner door open.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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Aerobic exercise is physical activity that increases heart rate and breathing, such as brisk walking, swimming, or cycling.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
Highland previously invested in protein shake maker Huel and cycling training platform Zwift.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
For decades, it had been an accepted wisdom in sports like endurance running, cycling, climbing, horse riding, dancing and aesthetic sports like diving and gymnastics.
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
The time on my phone reads 3:34 a.m., and the TV in my room is still on, cycling through the news.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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