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
Alongside Currumbin, they're trying to save the Elanora koalas from oblivion: capturing 30 youngsters and vaccinating them, before recatching them at intervals over three years to track their health.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2024
"At the end of the AHP, we observed at least 14 dry events in the short cores from Chew Bahir, each of which lasted 20-80 years and recurred at intervals of 160±40 years," says Trauth.
From Science Daily • May 7, 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
From the crest of the hill we saw it, like a vast scar on the green German landscape; a city of low gray barracks surrounded by concrete walls on which guard towers rose at intervals.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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