intermittent
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Several months later, eruptions have weakened to intermittent explosions, but the threat of renewed activity remains.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
The research was led by kinesiology and nutrition professor Krista Varady, a longtime researcher in the field of intermittent fasting.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
Wildfires have been described to me as an "intermittent problem" because they're seasonal and we don't see large ones happening every year.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
But Lebanon still reports intermittent Israeli strikes and broad demolitions of civilian buildings in southern villages and towns.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
By means of this medicine she was cured of an intermittent fever, and after her return to Spain she aided in the diffusion of the remedy.
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton
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