cyclical

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"I wanted the repetition to mirror those cyclical thoughts - a spiral or a fixation on one specific feeling," she says.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Likewise, auto insurance is cyclical, but Copart’s salvage yards are hard to duplicate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Like memory chips, data storage is a notoriously cyclical industry, where shortages are often followed by a glut.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The flash services purchasing managers index for March deteriorated, and the performance of cyclical stocks versus defensive sectors has been declining.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

The controlled binding and unbinding of iron and oxygen—the cyclical rusting and unrusting of blood—allows effective oxygen delivery into tissues.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee