fits and starts
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Since then, Doustdar has been tasked with rebuilding the company — which he is doing, in fits and starts.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
I am sure of it not because I remember writing this thing in fits and starts throughout Saturday, but because an A.I. detector called Pangram blessed these paragraphs with a “100% Human Written” score.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
But while the landmark itself underwent years of painstaking conservation, which was recently halted at 90% complete, the arts campus surrounding it evolved in fits and starts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
SpaceX’s Starship vehicle has had its fits and starts during flight tests last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
He moved upward slowly, by fits and starts at first, then more smoothly.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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