intermittent
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More than 600 homes in the Whitstable area have no running water and around a further 3,400 have low pressure or an intermittent supply.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
The company added that almost 4,000 properties "may be experiencing low pressure or an intermittent supply during the day" elsewhere in the county.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Next came three hours of intermittent work to knead, fold and divide the dough.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Beijing sees coal as a reliable failsafe for intermittent renewable supply, particularly for after power shortages several years ago.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
As they advanced, I could see that some members of Fischer’s group had caught up with our group: Hall’s team, the Mountain Madness team, and the Taiwanese were now jumbled into one long, intermittent queue.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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