intermittent
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While Linton has not been diagnosed with an underlying seizure disorder, such as epilepsy, defense attorney Jovan Blacknell said Linton suffered intermittent seizures during her life, including at the time of the wreck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Last week, Vance told reporters that he wouldn’t call the current military conflict a “war,” despite the ongoing blockade and intermittent attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 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
In the years since their fighters swept into Kabul on 15 August 2021, they've grown in confidence and consolidated control despite intermittent attacks by armed opposition groups based abroad, as well as Islamic State fighters.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 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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