intermittently

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Even domestic messaging platforms, such as Rubika and Bale, work only intermittently.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

But since last fall, it’s been intermittently serving up ads, part of a pilot program being tested on some of Samsung’s smart fridges sold in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

"Our study suggests using them intermittently, then activating suction at intervals, might be better. That's because mosquitoes don't tend to stick around their target when both clues aren't used at the same time."

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

"Since the war began, GPS interference has occurred intermittently, but it has become much worse over the past three or four days," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

The science-fiction writer and archaeology buff Robert Silverberg devoted an entire entertaining book to the back-and-forth over the origin of the mounds, which intermittently preoccupied American intellectuals for a century.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann