cycle
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Also contributing to the slowdown in hiring was a cycle of interest-rate increases by the Federal Reserve starting in 2022.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
In California, political ad spending in the 2026 election cycle is projected to get close to $1 billion, more than any other state, according to political advertising intelligence firm AdImpact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Jameel Choudhury, who lives at Archway Heights with his wife and three children, said the scaffolding had attracted rough sleepers who moved into the building's cycle and storage room.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Understanding how past ice ages developed offers scientists a valuable way to study Earth's natural carbon cycle.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
They have to cycle through all the remaining jumpers before it’s Fiona’s turn again, so I’ve got time to tell her what happened.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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Knowing when major periods of glaciation began, how long they lasted, and when the ice retreated is essential for reconstructing the planet's natural climate cycles.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
But even a few thousand years ago Ecclesiastes was warning us that cycles repeat, and “there is no new thing under the sun.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
Arizona’s 6th congressional district has been one of the most hotly contested races for several election cycles.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
Scientists have previously reconstructed ancient solar cycles by studying radiocarbon preserved in tree rings.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
It had no cycles, so you waited until the water got dirty, then put the clothes through the wringer—two rubber rolling pins rigged above the tub that were turned by a motor.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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You don’t know how harshly the previous owner cycled the battery or whether they left it plugged in constantly at 100%.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
The Rio Grande has cycled through periods of drought before.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Blanca Ortiz has cycled through bouts of sadness, anxiety and anger ever since her husband was detained by federal immigration agents five months ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
It cycled through a range of staticky notes—the frequencies that would heal us.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Then I cycled the rover's airlock with the inner door open.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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She's also given up on cycling to the local parks where she previously enjoyed taking close-up photos of the bugs, lizards and toads.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
The medical establishment used to consider creatine as helpful primarily for athletes doing “power-focused sports,” she says, like weight lifting or cycling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
By cycling the kill switch mounted in the right lazarette, I was able to get the motor started and running for a few seconds at a time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Alan Hirst, 19, was cycling home to Adforton, Herefordshire, in February when it is believed he fell from his bike on the flooded A4110 and suffered a cardiac arrest when he entered the water.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
It took ten days for me to finally believe that Grandma had passed away—and since then I’ve been cycling through storms of frustration, anger, and sadness.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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