recur
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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
These alternately grave and impish modes recur throughout the show, aptly subtitled “Serious Play,” often combining in a single image.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
It is classified as high risk when tumors are more likely to recur or spread into the bladder's muscle layer or to other areas of the body.
From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025
"However, to ensure that such failures never recur, a broader understanding is needed -- one that encompasses the inter-organisational and inter-hierarchical interfaces that have not yet been examined," he added.
From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025
My mother has given me pictures to dream—nightmare babies that recur, shrinking again and again to fit in my palm.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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