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cyclical

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


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And they noticed a cyclical spike in lower food sufficiency during the NFL season.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

“The memory trade is alive and well,” and investors are at an inflection point where they need to decide if dynamics within the cyclical industry have changed for good, said Cantor Fitzgerald analyst C.J.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Gen Z and Gen Alpha aren’t so fatigued by Monkey’s Paw tales because horror’s cyclical nature hasn’t yet completely revamped this trope for a new era.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

A note from one of the investment bank’s analysts contends that the local advertising market may be approaching a cyclical low point, with interest rates expected to peak later this year and business confidence improving.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

There then arose schools of thinkers who interpreted history as a cyclical process and claimed to show that inequality was the unalterable law of human life.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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