recurrence

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Now, researchers are learning more about why these episodes happen, how to differentiate more-common causes from more-serious issues, and which treatments can prevent or reduce recurrence, including specialized physical therapy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Earlier, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country has the "necessary will" to put an end to the war but demanded certain guarantees to prevent the recurrence of any future aggression.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

That sense of closure is invaluable for people who have spent years worrying about the possibility of a recurrence.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

On the streets of Iranian cities, security forces maintain a heavy presence, and there has been no significant recurrence of the sorts of protests that shook the regime in January.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

The idea of discovery simply could not take hold in a culture so preoccupied with Biblical chronology and liturgical repetition on the one hand, and secular ideas of rebirth, recurrence and reinterpretation on the other.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton