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repeat

[ri-peet] / rɪˈpit /
NOUN
something done over; duplicate
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And how can the game avoid a repeat of such a crisis in future?

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Spurred by repeat viewings of The Lion King and Pocahontas, she pursued musical theater and learned guitar and piano.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

But after years of fighting for my own bylines, my ambition now was to help my students thrive, make a living and not repeat my mistakes.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2026

But she agreed that July’s dozens-fold repeat of the 2023 attack pointed to a failure to implement and audit CISA’s earlier guidance—guidance that, again, merely amounted to “Set better passwords.”

From Slate Aug. 19, 2026

“Now, everyone listen up! We must encourage the spices to settle. One of the universal incants used is shanti. When Marvellers came together, each community added incants to our global lexicon. Everyone repeat after me.”

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

It’s that double justice that holds weight in this situation, because, as Hochman explains it, his god rarely repeats himself without reason.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Nothing about this looks like a mistake, which is why it repeats every year.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

"I told you, put your phone down," he repeats, louder this time.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

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

This notation can be confusing, though, and in some music the pickups and repeats are written in a way that avoids these broken-up measures.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

For the first time, I let the repeated narrative inside my head of failed marriages and bad decisions melt away.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

The White House has also bristled at Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's repeated warnings about the dangers of AI -- including the impact on jobs.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

Previous research studies have indicated that repeated exposure to small amounts of mycotoxins can add up over time and may eventually create health concerns.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

Red flags include repeated claims over water leaks, construction disputes or harassment.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Lady Constance repeated, now sounding a bit cross.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

"I just felt as if I was repeating the same thing over and over again," she says.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Of the roughly 10 repeating systems identified so far, four have shown flares that become progressively dimmer.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

Former Federal Reserve governor Bill Dudley just pointed out many of the signs, which will likely come as no surprise to regular readers of MarketWatch but which are worth repeating.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

The project has incurred upfront costs, but they are expected to amortize as lawyers spend less time repeating instructions and readding documents, lowering Harvey’s inference costs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

And of myself—older, too, sitting around with him in some smoky room, the two of us repeating this exchange for the thousandth time.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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