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recur

[ri-kur] / rɪˈkɜr /


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David Mitchell has referred to his novels as chapters in an “Über-book” because characters and concepts recur across them.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Much of the quarter's profit lift came from tariff refunds that had already come in, a one-off benefit that analysts say won't recur to the same extent.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

But “Kiki” holds several themes that recur in Miyazaki’s work.

From Salon Jul. 30, 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

Nonetheless, visitors to Andean history note certain ways of doing things that recur in ways striking to the outsider, sometimes in one variant, sometimes in another, like the themes in a jazz improvisation.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

The brilliance of these pairings recurs throughout the show, which is more than a curatorial coup.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

If the same pattern recurs, employment gains last month could be stronger than expected.

From MarketWatch Jan. 7, 2026

That conflict between “progress” and “tradition” has never been resolved, and recurs in every generation.

From Salon Dec. 7, 2025

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 pyramid shape recurs throughout history and in diverse cultures, many of which have thought the shape itself had magic powers.

From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell

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

The Verdie role recurred over the nine seasons the show ran.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 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

It’s a thematic mix that has recurred, at varying intensities, throughout Lemon’s influential but branding-resistant career.

From New York Times Nov. 15, 2024

The event of last night again recurred to me.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

With two productions in a year, is it too early to hope that this team has found a recurring home at the Pasadena Playhouse?

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

That may be part of what makes sausage-in-dough feel less like a single dish than a recurring culinary impulse.

From Salon Sep. 7, 2026

That gives AbbVie recurring exposure to aging consumers trying to address wrinkles and facial-volume loss — without making aesthetics the entire investment thesis.

From MarketWatch Sep. 5, 2026

The software maker says annual recurring revenue, a closely watched measure of its subscription business, rose 30%.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

When I arrived at the figure of 233, and worked out the average age was 33.3 recurring, everyone was still shouting their heads off.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd




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