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periodically

[peer-ee-od-ik-lee] / ˌpɪər iˈɒd ɪk li /
ADVERB
rhythmically
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Periodically, Shimamura takes the train from his home in Tokyo to this resort where the air is cold and clean and the drifts are deep.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

“We see periodically some press releases come out from China. Periodically, some papers come out, but it’s very few pieces of information we have,” Kulkarni said.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 25, 2025

Periodically review and update security settings, including 2FA methods and trusted contacts, to ensure that accounts remain secure even if devices are lost or compromised.

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2024

Periodically, for about two years, I had been working to land an interview with Uchida, 75, who was born in Japan and moved at age 12 to Austria, where her father became Japan’s ambassador.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2024

Periodically Connor would hold something up for us like an old boot or a handkerchief and say, “Check this out,” like whatever he was holding was interesting, when, in fact, it was not.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling




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