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recur

[ri-kur] / rɪˈkɜr /


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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

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

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

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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