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episodic

[ep-uh-sod-ik, -zod-] / ˌɛp əˈsɒd ɪk, -ˈzɒd- /


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“There was this whole museum movement to get away from a march through time, to a more episodic or specific sort of story,” John Gray, who succeeded Glass in 2012, told ProPublica.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

They are also a spectrum condition, she said, from episodic - meaning people have mild or rare attacks - to chronic where they have more than 15 days a month affected by migraine symptoms.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Ipsen earlier this year said a late-stage clinical trial showed Dysport delivered benefits in the treatment of both episodic and chronic migraine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

The researchers focused on the hippocampus, a brain region that plays a major role in episodic memory and emotional responses to the environment.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

My narrative, while willfully episodic in character—no comprehensive coverage of all events is claimed—follows a chronological line, with one significant exception.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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