intermittently
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Elder sister Venus has played intermittently on the WTA Tour over the past few years and reached the quarter-finals of the US Open women's doubles last year.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
This mix of vulnerability and humor is Drake at his best, but it emerges only intermittently on “Iceman.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Recipients of these benefits in turn regularly have their finances reevaluated, and are also intermittently examined by medical and vocational experts, to determine whether their payments will continue.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 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
The mountain was still intermittently belching steam and ash, and the best record of what was going on inside the volcano was the elements that came spewing up, out the top.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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Unbroken
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