intermittent
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As she writes in her new memoir, “Bread of Angels,” “Mine was a Proustian childhood, one of intermittent quarantine and convalescence.”
The airline’s departures were held up nationwide because of an intermittent technical problem.
From Seattle Times
Several studies reported that aerobic capacity, measured by a VO2 max test, remained unchanged after intermittent fasting in elite cyclists and runners, as well as in well-trained long-distance and middle-distance runners.
From Salon
Operations were affected “as a result of the intermittent technology issues that we experienced,” Southwest tweeted.
From Los Angeles Times
Southwest said on Twitter that it asked the Federal Aviation Administration to hold up departures because of “intermittent” technical issues and hoped to resume flights as soon as possible.
From Seattle Times
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