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periodically

[peer-ee-od-ik-lee] / ˌpɪər iˈɒd ɪk li /
ADVERB
rhythmically
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I have periodically had the same “problem” with NFL, college football, and college basketball games.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026

Unlike traditional futures, they don’t have an expiration date, and short investors periodically pay long investors, or vice versa, depending on whether the futures price trades above or below the spot price.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

New England consumers continue to face some of the nation’s highest winter energy prices while the region periodically turns to higher-emitting fuel oil and imported liquefied natural gas to meet demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The spokesman added Farage periodically receives "nuisance claims of this nature, frequently for relatively modest sums falling within the small claims track and often lacking substantive merit".

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Several weeks passed, with Lamphere returning to Gardner's desk periodically to ask the same question: What could he do to help?

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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