intermittently
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Elder sister Venus has played intermittently on the WTA Tour over the past few years and reached the quarter-finals of the US Open women's doubles last year.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
This mix of vulnerability and humor is Drake at his best, but it emerges only intermittently on “Iceman.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Recipients of these benefits in turn regularly have their finances reevaluated, and are also intermittently examined by medical and vocational experts, to determine whether their payments will continue.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
On a cold and intermittently rainy night in San Francisco, the Dodgers’ bats were cold, and most productive when not used.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Winston whined and grizzled, made futile demands for food, fretted about the room, pulling everything out of place and kicking the wainscoting until the neighbors banged on the wall, while the younger child wailed intermittently.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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