at intervals
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Under pressure from neighbors, Germanic and Sarmatian tribes began crossing the Danube, one of Rome’s borders, in the 160s and continuing at intervals throughout the 170s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026
In tuna longlining, the ship uses a line made of thick microfilament, sometimes stretching as long as 40 miles, with baited hooks attached at intervals.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025
And it is still unknown if one Treg treatment will be effective or might need to be repeated at intervals that have yet to be established.
From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024
Countries deliver their donations at intervals throughout the year, and some of the countries were not scheduled to make their payments for several months.
From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2024
The coast guard installed sounding boards along island beaches and anchored numbered buoys at intervals in the shipping channel, and these measures seemed sufficient to islanders until the next accident came along.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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