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intermittently

[in-ter-mit-nt-lee] / ˌɪn tərˈmɪt nt li /


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Intermittently “Ballade” includes a lustrous sisterhood of what seem to be junior nymphs attending their sibling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Intermittently, the earth violently shuddered as an aftershock jolted the hills.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2022

Intermittently, parades of staff ferry birthday desserts from STK’s kitchen, waving fireworks up in the air near the ceiling-swoops, which, at all closely examined, are clearly joined by tape and possibly made of paperboard.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 24, 2022

Intermittently his soft mellow voice rises in Hebrew and he is joined by the dozens who recite after him.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2021

Intermittently, huge clouds of dust swelled upward, lingered a few moments in the air, and then settled down to make everything and everybody reddish brown.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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