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cycle

[sahy-kuhl] / ˈsaɪ kəl /


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The cycle of heartbreak is familiar to job seekers everywhere: They see an ad for a role with great pay and potential, spend time customizing a cover letter and resume, hit submit, and then…nothing.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

“It has had a very successful run, a high rate of growth, it’s not as subject to the fluctuations of the business cycle as maybe other things are.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

The department said about 70 more applications were still being assessed, with the final payment cycle due before the end of August.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Taalas makes the case that it has a lower cost of ownership than a GPU on a four-year refresh cycle, even if the Taalas chips have to be replaced every year, according to EE Times.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

She was not angry with me for leaving, because leaving was a part of her cycle.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Vitamin D is an essential nutrient involved in muscle and nerve function, and it also plays a role in sleep quality and sleep-wake cycles.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

Fast-forward a few more of these cycles where he was thinking about it and that’s how it got up to 20.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

The patch is now a parking stand for cycles.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

These catastrophically depreciated when the Fed unexpectedly raised rates in one of the most aggressive hiking cycles in history.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

We need food, water, a place to hide and protect us from the cycles of windstorms...We can’t just tear off onto Sagan and escape the moment we land.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

The film is based on the true story of Indian artist PK Mahanandia, who cycled 6,000 miles from India to Europe to reunite with the Swedish woman he loved.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

He cannot remember the crash at a busy junction in Rhyl, Denbighshire, but knows a friend from school cycled to his parents' house to tell them.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Participants who recycled, used reusable cups and containers, took public transportation, ate greener diets, or cycled to work were no less likely to support wider climate policies and collective action.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

His numbers dropped off last season, though, as the Browns cycled through five different quarterbacks.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

So while his mother sat there, her hand running up and down his back softly, he cycled through his memories.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

By comparison, 90 minutes of continuous moderate cycling altered less than one-quarter of one percent.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

Moderate treadmill running affected more proteins than cycling, but still far fewer than the brief sprint session.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

The Carson Zone Pavilion is an open-air setting near the archery, track cycling, hockey, rugby sevens and tennis venues.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Unlike football and Formula 1, teams in road cycling do not receive revenue from TV rights.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

This is the only religious idea I know that surpasses the endless number of infinitely old cycling universes in Hindu cosmology.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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