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intermittent

[in-ter-mit-nt] / ˌɪn tərˈmɪt nt /


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If you loved creating a whole personality around intermittent fasting, welcome: You’ve found your people.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

But even so, over the month-long war, these contacts have been sharing information through intermittent text messages and occasional voice calls.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Improved battery storage technology is also helping with the intermittent nature of solar and wind power.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Crude oil prices are expected to remain subdued as the market continues to face a structural supply surplus, which is likely to cap sustained upside despite intermittent geopolitical-driven price swings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

For billions of years they would have heard only weak and intermittent radio static caused by lightning and the trapped electrons and protons whistling within the Earth’s magnetic field.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan