intermittent

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Wilson signed off: “I think the U.S. equity market will grind higher for the rest of the year with intermittent bouts of volatility.”

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

The agreement to create one of the world's biggest free-trade zones was sealed in January after more than 25 years of intermittent negotiations.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

The upgrade is also part of a wider push to increase the efficiency of the grid and to encourage power consumption patterns that are more aligned with intermittent renewable sources such as wind and solar.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Paltrow has often been ahead of the curve on now-popular practices like intermittent fasting and oil pulling—even, in her telling, yoga.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

But for residents of Pyongyang, electricity is intermittent at best, hot water is rarely available, and travel outside the country is difficult except for diplomats and state-sponsored businessmen.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden