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repeat

[ri-peet] / rɪˈpit /
NOUN
something done over; duplicate
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A repeat performance may already be in the offing.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026

Investors are already wondering whether history will repeat itself.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Called the Pizookie, the giant, deep-dish cookie draws new and repeat diners, particularly younger guests, finance chief Todd Wilson told me.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Now the question is whether McVay and the backs can repeat or produce a similar performance Sunday against the Chargers and beyond.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Then I repeat Lou Ann’s words: “I’ll be back tonight.”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

The pattern repeats ad nauseum, in slightly different permutations.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

She told me she repeats a mantra in her head to make the tests more bearable:

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

"There are dark chapters in history that we must nevertheless be aware of. And yes, history undoubtedly repeats itself," she said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Every subsequent concert just rinses and repeats the same story.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

He repeats himself a third time, and I sense he is filling time.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

Because researchers would not need to restore the qubit to its original state after every measurement, they could make repeated observations as the state changes.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

The numbers suggest repeated success was always going to be difficult.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Trump had made repeated campaign visits to Texas, including for the Republican midterm convention.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Sohn says the phrase he’s heard repeated more than once is: “‘This is the America I love, and this is the America I want to live in.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

He looked up at me through a closing eye and repeated himself.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

The industrialist’s life would mirror “the repeating rises and falls of the Republic.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Corinne Mills, joint managing director of Personal Career Management, says that it can be worth asking an interviewer to clarify any weird questions, perhaps by repeating the question back to them.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

In this case, the repeating arrangements are made from nanoparticles rather than individual atoms or small molecules.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

“I don’t feel that,” Raman said, repeating the phrase two more times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Even so, Jeremy whispered the hatching poem to himself as he crawled into bed, repeating it until he was sure he had it memorized.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville


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