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intermittently

[in-ter-mit-nt-lee] / ˌɪn tərˈmɪt nt li /


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Immanuel was a polymath, an intermittently successful entrepreneur and an inventor.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Los Angeles hosted eight matches intermittently for over a month during the World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

The group continues to face legal proceedings following a recall, initiated in 2021, of its DreamStation sleep apnoea devices, found to stop working intermittently.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

Other volunteers said that the families of detainees have been intermittently encouraged not to discuss conditions in the facility after visits to their family members.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

The streetlights and the lights of passing trucks and cars flashed intermittently into the car.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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