intermittently

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Even domestic messaging platforms, such as Rubika and Bale, work only intermittently.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

"Our study suggests using them intermittently, then activating suction at intervals, might be better. That's because mosquitoes don't tend to stick around their target when both clues aren't used at the same time."

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

According MarineTraffic data analysed by AFP on Friday, only nine commercial ships -- tankers, cargo vessels and container ships -- had been detected crossing the strait since Monday, with some intermittently masking their position.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

While the writing on the “39” side is generally sharp, the subject matter is only intermittently compelling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

In addition to being paranoid, confused, and intermittently tech-nophobic, defectors tend to suffer from preventable diseases and conditions that are all but nonexistent in South Korea.

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