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repeat

[ri-peet] / rɪˈpit /
NOUN
something done over; duplicate
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And that can lead to repeat visits from guests, who want to feel like they’re in a constantly changing world.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

The findings showed that people have a strong tendency to repeat decisions they have made before, even when those earlier choices may no longer be the best fit for the current situation.

From Science Daily Aug. 13, 2026

She struggles with repeat infections of all kinds — ear infections, conjunctivitis, pneumonia — and the drug, which is approved to treat cystic fibrosis, has helped keep her healthy.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

“I hope we don’t repeat the error that has lasted for almost 70 years.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Don’t come up, I repeat to myself, willing Aunt Tess to stay where she is.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Garden eventually went on record to suggest that the lack of repeats was punishment for the trio's "disloyalty", saying in 2020: "It seems they've held that grudge ever since."

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Humans are raised to accept such things are part of a cycle that repeats no matter what we do, and regardless of whether whatever we’re doing impacts that cycle.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

She repeats the binary pattern as she ranges from “Star Wars” to toys to “bumbling” dads like Homer Simpson.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

When either of the two scores, Klugo releases a full-chested yell in celebration, and they slapped hands, a rhythm that repeats until the sets are over, until the game is over.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

“Did you hear me? Warning, not watch,” she repeats.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

This can lead to severe shortness of breath, fatigue, and repeated trips to the hospital.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

That process must be repeated, in reverse, at the destination port.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Throughout his storied career as a media executive, Bob Iger has made repeated attempts to own a major sports franchise.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

The billionaire has since repeated that he is keeping the option of striking Tehran on the table, but prefers to stress the economic damage inflicted on the country through economic sanctions.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

He repeated America’s commitment to defend West Berlin and all it stood for.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

That story goes on repeating itself as fiercely as if it had never happened before, and I suspect it always will.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

"There is not only a process of repeating signs: there is real visuo-spatial planning, as if the authors already had an overall image of the figure in mind before engraving it."

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

Prosecutors asked that the charges be dismissed because the evidence no longer supported Pirro’s claim, evidence that, it bears repeating, had been available to the government the entire time.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

Nobody will be betting a brass farthing on history repeating itself, though.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

It was all things she’d heard before, after all; Mama was repeating it because she was nervous.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland




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