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cyclical

[sahy-kli-kuhl, sik-li-] / ˈsaɪ klɪ kəl, ˈsɪk lɪ- /


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The strategy has paid off in the form of consistent growth, even in a highly cyclical business.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Anyway, profits tend to be cyclical: this boom will eventually end as all the others did.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

By contrast, he notes that they are more likely to be in cyclical sectors that aren’t being replaced.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Gains like that make memory stocks seem ripe for a fall, especially given how highly cyclical the industry has been historically.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 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




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