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cyclical

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


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“Recent developments support our broader view that investors should increasingly think about China as a structural rather than cyclical challenge for European manufacturers.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

This time, memory executives want investors to believe that the industry has structurally changed and is no longer as cyclical as in the past.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The cyclical climate phenomenon raises surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean and causes global changes in winds and rainfall as well as erratic weather conditions.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

That’s the straightforward conclusion from London-based research boutique Longview Economics, who in a note published Wednesday lay out the cyclical, fundamental and technical rationale for their bullish call.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

But his view of history is fundamentally cyclical: the gains of one age can all too easily be lost by the next.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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