periodic

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That is the quarterly limit investors agreed to when they committed their capital to the nontraded fund, which provides periodic liquidity by repurchasing some investor shares.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Bouma, working with Moira Jardine of the University of St Andrews, focused on an unusual class of M dwarfs known as complex periodic variables.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

Proton’s open-source apps are subject to periodic security audits, which play a role in shaping Proton VPN’s development.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Just under 100 ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz since the start of March, according to data analysed by BBC Verify, despite periodic attacks on shipping in the area by Iranian forces.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

It was a natural choice; the waxing and waning of the moon in the heavens was hard to overlook, and it offered a convenient way of marking periodic cycles of time.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife