intermittent

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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 after years of intermittent water shortages, residents say they are fed up.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Concerns about intermittent loading delays at key Gulf export terminals could also tighten near-term oil supply availability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Oil has dictated broader market moves since the conflict began at the end of last month, with surging crude prices weighing heavily on stocks, and intermittent pullbacks enticing investors back into risk markets.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

We heard the noise of the stone-breakers long before we reached the quarry; a clink-clank of stone on stone with intermittent dull explosions.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya