cyclical

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“While the long-term case remains compelling, the transition carries execution, competitive and cyclical risks,” he wrote.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

"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

A lazy cyclical view of events sets in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 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

Not counting Holy Week, Sundays, holy days of obligation, first Fridays, retreats, sacrifices, and cyclical impediments, her effective year was reduced to forty-two days that were spread out through a web of purple crosses.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez