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repetition

[rep-i-tish-uhn] / ˌrɛp ɪˈtɪʃ ən /


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They get in and out in under two hours, often starting as minor hits that become part of the cultural fabric through repetition; they’re on in the background and there when you need them.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Also, less spontaneous thinking is required to unlock a defence as solutions are set out by their manager and drilled through repetition over a season.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

In her new translation, Wilson said she’s allowing herself more lines, longer words and the repetition of phrases, which is the same approach she used in her 2023 translation of “The Iliad.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

"She formulated a philosophy of art she dubbed 'self-obliteration' based on simple motifs of obsessive repetition and proliferation," according to her website.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Some of the littluns started a ring on their own; and the complementary circles went round and round as though repetition would achieve safety of itself.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

"Sniffing a 90% dark chocolate odor added about 18 more repetitions to participants' leg extensions, while a 60% milk chocolate odor added about nine repetitions compared to the water control," said Nashrudin Naharudin.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

Mr. and Mrs. Chandler have done their own silent scrubbing of the texts and acknowledge “omitting unneeded repetitions and Soviet clichés.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

The countless repetitions give you the most beautiful art form where swans glide, fairies dance and every year a giant nutcracker appears.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

As it’s around 300 pages long, including innumerable repetitions, you may ask if the length and density is a bug or a feature.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026

Sixty-two thousand four hundred repetitions make one truth.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley


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