recur
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But “Kiki” holds several themes that recur in Miyazaki’s work.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
“I got the audition last year, about April,” Callan recalled, “just to recur. And I said, ‘This is silly, they’re not going to cast a Los Angeles actor to go recur in Massachusetts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 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
"By targeting N4BP2 or the pathways it activates, we may be able to limit the genomic chaos that allows tumors to adapt, recur and become drug-resistant."
From Science Daily ● Feb. 16, 2026
My mother has given me pictures to dream—nightmare babies that recur, shrinking again and again to fit in my palm.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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The brilliance of these pairings recurs throughout the show, which is more than a curatorial coup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
It's a theme that recurs on subsequent tracks - perhaps suggesting that BTS were wary about dipping their toes back into the choppy waters of fame.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
If the same pattern recurs, employment gains last month could be stronger than expected.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026
That conflict between “progress” and “tradition” has never been resolved, and recurs in every generation.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2025
Thus throughout history a struggle which is the same in its main outlines recurs over and over again.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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Insurance company Allianz modeled how countries would fare if the five hottest years each experienced between 2014 and 2024 recurred in succession.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Adler also recurred on FX’s “Rescue Me” as fire chief Sidney Feinberg and appeared in series ranging from “Northern Exposure” and “Mad About You” to “Transparent” and “Broad City.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2025
As someone who has always had a masochistic streak, finding out that these sequences of cars speeding down darkened paths recurred in Lynch’s other works both delighted and horrified me.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2025
It’s a thematic mix that has recurred, at varying intensities, throughout Lemon’s influential but branding-resistant career.
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2024
Ernest’s colitis recurred in 1956, a flare-up he attributed largely to stress over the unresolved fate of Chromatic.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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These are recurring operating expenses that analysts covering Broadcom dutifully ignored, and they were hardly alone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
This pattern could influence shopping decisions, habits, and recurring routines, especially when people continue choosing familiar options despite the availability of equal or better alternatives.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Movie shoots and recurring TV shows such as “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “SWAT” helped keep members’ dues down and offset repair costs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Utilizing proprietary inference simulators and coding benchmarks, SemiAnalysis arrives at $100 billion per GW of annual recurring revenue.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
In only a few days we could recognize the recurring faces.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
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