sporadic
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Most on the nose was 2013’s Elysium, in which healthcare is sporadic on a post-collapse Earth.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
In most states, these deaths are sporadic enough that they don’t, in isolation, show a notable trend.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
This time Sarah struggled to have blood markers in the safe remit to receive regular chemotherapy, which meant treatment was "sporadic".
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Another resident in the west of Niamey said he heard sporadic small arms fire at about 5:00 am.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
Smoldering ruins and the sporadic whistle of artillery greeted the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth Corps of the Union army.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
Vocabulary lists containing sporadic
Grade 9, List 1
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The Great Gatsby
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"Simon's Saga," Vocabulary from Episode 1
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