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recurrent

[ri-kur-uhnt, -kuhr-] / rɪˈkɜr ənt, -ˈkʌr- /


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The paper 'Experimental glycopeptide antibiotic EVG7 prevents recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection by sparing members of the Lachnospiraceae family' was published in Nature Communications.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

"Only by reducing structural dependence on oil and LNG imports can Europe durably shield its economy from recurrent external shocks."

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

Even a recurrent but unadorned lyric like “I hunger and thirst” becomes an instant earworm.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025

The toxic haze shrouding the Indian capital, Delhi, spares no-one, but its children are counting the biggest cost of the city's worsening and recurrent pollution problem.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

In another, recurrent dream, Thirty-six was here with her, in her small room at the Hatchery, but no one knew.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry




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