cyclical
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The cyclical climate phenomenon raises surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean and causes global changes in winds and rainfall as well as erratic weather conditions.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
But if long-term bond yields do start coming down, perhaps following some kind of cyclical downturn in the artificial-intelligence sector, holders of mortgage bonds could be surprised at the pace of repayments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The AI and electrification demand narratives are longer-term but there are cyclical factors pushing copper prices up to its all-time highs too, Cryer points out.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
“European indices are more vulnerable to changes in energy prices and the global economic outlook, as they are more cyclical than their international peers,” Swissquote’s Ipek Ozkardeskaya wrote in a research note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The concept of discovery brings with it a new sense of time as linear rather than cyclical.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing cyclical
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