intermittently
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As the sprayer drives through a field, it intermittently sprays the weeds while passing over the crops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The two countries are expected to continue to intervene "intermittently in a coordinated manner for some time", he added.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The group continues to face legal proceedings following a recall, initiated in 2021, of its DreamStation sleep apnoea devices, found to stop working intermittently.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
The band has been recording intermittently at her place, and last month she spent a week working at Martians’ studio in rural Georgia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
On the other side Mother is ironing, the wireless is on, someone is singing a snatch of song or Father says intermittently whatever comes into his head.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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