recur
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But “Kiki” holds several themes that recur in Miyazaki’s work.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Long-simmering frustration over the state's lack of accountability created the conditions for this "implosion", he told the BBC, adding that the architecture of social media makes such eruptions likely to recur.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
These changes do not always mean cancer is present, but they should be evaluated if they continue or recur.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
Tillmans’ interest in stargazing goes back to his adolescence, and images of the moon and cosmos recur in his work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
The pattern would recur over and over, but there was an important exception.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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One line that recurs is an old Buddhist teaching, “Advance to paradise, retreat to hell.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
If the same pattern recurs, employment gains last month could be stronger than expected.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026
This leads to a sudden reduction in downforce, so the car jumps up, only for the airflow to start working again, the car sucked back down until the same thing recurs.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
The set opened with a full run of “Seven Psalms,” a short yet profound song cycle in which a dense, ornamental acoustic guitar figure recurs over several songs in an intimate valediction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025
I have one dream that recurs far too often.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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Insurance company Allianz modeled how countries would fare if the five hottest years each experienced between 2014 and 2024 recurred in succession.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Adler also recurred on FX’s “Rescue Me” as fire chief Sidney Feinberg and appeared in series ranging from “Northern Exposure” and “Mad About You” to “Transparent” and “Broad City.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2025
As someone who has always had a masochistic streak, finding out that these sequences of cars speeding down darkened paths recurred in Lynch’s other works both delighted and horrified me.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2025
And the speed with which the disease, pancreatic cancer, often recurred could work to the scientists’ advantage: For better or worse, they would find out soon whether the vaccine helped.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2023
Everything that was not suffered to the end and finally concluded, recurred, and the same sorrows were undergone.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
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According to the researchers, this recurring pattern illustrates the experimental nature of evolution.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
Some hospitals that provide emergency medical services but not trauma care, including Catalina Island Health and MLK hospital, are pushing for the county to help them by providing recurring disbursements of Measure B funds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Airtable sold at an enterprise value of 2.7 times its annual recurring revenue, which was about $480 million as of June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Net dollar retention rate, a measure of recurring revenue retained from existing customers over 12 months, was 136% at the end of the second quarter, thanks to customers purchasing additional licenses and AI credit add-ons.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Attempting to keep up with her teammates was a recurring theme throughout Brooklyn’s day.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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