sporadically

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Robinson said she experiences bursts of sluggishness sporadically during the day, and has trouble with basic tasks like opening a jar.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

The public’s on-again, off-again interest kept Smart’s disappearance in the news sporadically, but a podcast called “Your Own Backyard,” begun in 2019 by Chris Lambert, shined a new spotlight on the cold case.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Lutnick and his family visited Epstein on his island in 2012, and the two were in business and otherwise corresponding sporadically over the years; at least one email suggests they had scheduled drinks.

From Slate • Feb. 14, 2026

But if electricity is only available sporadically, she says, "the food doesn't keep very well. There were cases when food was cooked in the morning and by dinner the porridge had become completely solid."

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

He watched the Sports Family house only sporadically now.

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix