intermittently

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But since last fall, it’s been intermittently serving up ads, part of a pilot program being tested on some of Samsung’s smart fridges sold in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 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

"Since the war began, GPS interference has occurred intermittently, but it has become much worse over the past three or four days," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

As children, Mrie and her sister, Alia, were obliged to plead with their father for money, which he supplied only intermittently.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

They were intermittently abundant in the sprawling camp, which used few pesticides, relied on human waste as fertilizer, and supplied no water for cleaning privies or taking baths.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden