recur
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“It is definitely terrifying,” particularly the thought that her cancer might recur, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
While it can cause painful blisters or ulcers that recur over time, it can lay dormant with most people having no symptoms - and Helen never had a cold sore herself.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 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
"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
People stopped sleeping in their houses, terrified at the thought that such a disaster could recur, improvising tents in open spaces or sleeping in the middle of squares and streets.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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