intermittent
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In another area, intermittent strikes by hard-pressed health workers who say they haven’t been paid in months have also disrupted attempts to contain the virus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
“The U.S. and Iran engage in intermittent military exchanges but stop short of a return to high-intensity warfare,” BMI analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Its work includes investigating intermittent fasting as a treatment for obesity and associated health problems, along with studying whether bone markers can help predict cardiovascular risk.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
Telstra described the outage as "intermittent" but acknowledged the impact had been "national".
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
We sat and drank our tea in total silence, except for the intermittent sound of slurping.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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