intermittently

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Recipients of these benefits in turn regularly have their finances reevaluated, and are also intermittently examined by medical and vocational experts, to determine whether their payments will continue.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

On a cold and intermittently rainy night in San Francisco, the Dodgers’ bats were cold, and most productive when not used.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

He owns several very well-appointed residences and has an attractive, intermittently charming wife, Agnes, who keeps those properties humming.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

"Our study suggests using them intermittently, then activating suction at intervals, might be better. That's because mosquitoes don't tend to stick around their target when both clues aren't used at the same time."

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

During the day it was never far from her immediate consciousness, intermittently returning at unsuspected moments, whispering and taunting her.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee