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intermittently

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


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Residents might intermittently smell MMA, which emits a fruity odor, throughout the cleanup, but health officials said it will be only at concentrations below any threshold that would prompt health concerns.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 27, 2026

Many of its most ambitious features are still under development; several of its current functions work only intermittently.

From Slate Jun. 20, 2026

"The Bergstrom site presented a puzzle because it was used intermittently and abandoned when bison were common throughout the region and hunting was intense," Wendt explained.

From Science Daily Jun. 11, 2026

Surging gold prices and intermittently high volumes have significantly increased the country’s import bill, but tariffs aren’t going to make much of a difference.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

But though she worked intermittently on the square all summer, autumn found it only half done.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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