repetition
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The International Energy Agency was established to coordinate national responses to crises and avoid a repetition of the bruising scramble among countries for oil that sent prices soaring.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The ruling was significant, it added, as "there is a risk of repetition".
From BBC • May 13, 2026
And while Andy, Miranda, Nigel and Emily are written and performed with as much profundity as they are in the first film, each of their arcs feels like a progression, rather than simple repetition.
From Salon • May 1, 2026
"What they say about the ceasefire and its violation is a repetition of history," she said.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
Tree-ear sometimes wanted to cry out and beat his fists into the clay in frustration when Min made an abrupt gesture for yet another repetition of the work.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
Vocabulary lists containing repetition
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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Poetry: Literary Devices
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AP English Lit exam terms
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