intermittent
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Carney’s revised plan said that in many parts of the country, “natural gas provides baseload and operational flexibility that complements intermittent renewables like wind and solar.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Moscow has also started intermittent city-wide internet shutdowns lasting until Saturday.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Wilson signed off: “I think the U.S. equity market will grind higher for the rest of the year with intermittent bouts of volatility.”
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
Petro, himself a former guerrilla fighter, has been pursuing a controversial peace strategy with various armed factions which has seen intermittent ceasefires and periods of relatively little violence.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
The summer nightfall was unbroken by owls and so quiet that they could plainly hear the intermittent, monotonous “Chug chug chug” of a nightingale in the distant woods.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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