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intermittently

[in-ter-mit-nt-lee] / ˌɪn tərˈmɪt nt li /


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As inflation cooled from its postpandemic highs, the Fed began cutting rates intermittently in late 2024, and most officials entered this year planning on at least some further easing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

"Since the war began, GPS interference has occurred intermittently, but it has become much worse over the past three or four days," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

The tents, no more than 650 horizontal feet away, were only intermittently visible through the whiteout.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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