recurrence
Example Sentences
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"We hope this resolution will prevent any recurrence."
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Patients can also be taught to use the maneuver if there is a recurrence, although it can be hard to do without assistance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Earlier, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country has the "necessary will" to put an end to the war but demanded certain guarantees to prevent the recurrence of any future aggression.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
That sense of closure is invaluable for people who have spent years worrying about the possibility of a recurrence.
From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026
The idea of discovery simply could not take hold in a culture so preoccupied with Biblical chronology and liturgical repetition on the one hand, and secular ideas of rebirth, recurrence and reinterpretation on the other.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing recurrence
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce
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"Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving
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Vocabulary from Woodrow Wilson's "Fourteen Points" (1918)
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