periodic
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Proton’s open-source apps are subject to periodic security audits, which play a role in shaping Proton VPN’s development.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
Just under 100 ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz since the start of March, according to data analysed by BBC Verify, despite periodic attacks on shipping in the area by Iranian forces.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
Cooler heads attribute surging withdrawals to the way even sophisticated individual investors often view private-markets investment vehicles such as BDCs and interval funds, which highlight the periodic redemption opportunities that give them semiliquid characteristics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
It said analysis of periodic samples from shipments between 2023 and 2025 were "consistent with palm-derived waste", not palm oil.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
South Korea’s economy is 38 times larger than the North’s; its international trade volume is 224 times larger.5 North Korea’s periodic belligerence, however, does trigger eruptions of anger in the South.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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