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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

“It’s going to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” said Bosco—though he is already planning for a repeat eclipse that will traverse Spain again next year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

“He’d repeat bitterly that his life was over,” his son Sergei would later recall, “that life made sense as long as people needed him, but now, when nobody needed him, life was meaningless.”

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

These drills include developing Taiwan’s use of “backbriefs,” where the person receiving instructions repeats it back to the leadership as confirmation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 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

Belgium must hope history repeats itself, after they beat Spain on penalties in the quarter-finals of Mexico '86.

From BBC Jul. 8, 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

The grandmother taps her temple, and then repeats the gesture on the glass.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

The results suggest that the repeated emergence of complex insect societies may depend more on biological traits specific to certain evolutionary groups than on the way chromosomes are inherited.

From Science Daily Aug. 15, 2026

“With testing continuing and airport officials remaining optimistic about opening later in 2026, the repeated delays have raised concerns about whether the project can finally meet its latest timetable.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

It and other countries along NATO's eastern flank including Romania and Poland have suffered repeated incursions into their airspace.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

All the masked characters up on stage agree that action is urgent, and the call is repeated with solemn agreement.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Rowan repeated in a low voice: " Then see yourself as others may,/And catch noon's eye to clear your way.'"

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

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

Scientists also want to determine how long the biological changes last and whether repeating the interventions can strengthen or maintain them over time.

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

It may be obvious, but is worth repeating: “hydrate,” say both Eisenman and Turner.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

“A whole orchestra,” we kept repeating to each other— somehow that seemed especially difficult to produce inside a box.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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