intermittent
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“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
According to the research team, even a 12 week period of intermittent fasting could provide an effective medium term option for weight management among adults who are overweight or obese.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
Telstra described the outage as "intermittent" but acknowledged the impact had been "national".
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Proponents didn’t view the plan as a cure-all but called it a step toward breaking the cycle of intermittent attention by making civilian protection a year-round mission.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
So he gritted his teeth and plunged the paddle into the water with his trembling muscles and tried to ignore the whine of the motor, which was not intermittent anymore, but constant and getting louder.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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