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repeat

[ri-peet] / rɪˈpit /
NOUN
something done over; duplicate
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Andrew Wheelhouse, for NGN, responded: "The defendant acknowledges that the article should never have been published and has undertaken never to repeat the allegations."

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Instead, it is refusing to repeat the legally actionable version of that claim that a defamation lawyer could put in front of a jury.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

Many repeat the same sentiment: It feels good to move and hold a racket again — or for the first time.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

At least one week later, each participant returned to repeat the study using the other type of gum.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

“Your priorities are your two jobs,” I repeat, my voice shaking.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Humans are raised to accept such things are part of a cycle that repeats no matter what we do, and regardless of whether whatever we’re doing impacts that cycle.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

Belgium must hope history repeats itself, after they beat Spain on penalties in the quarter-finals of Mexico '86.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

When either of the two scores, Klugo releases a full-chested yell in celebration, and they slapped hands, a rhythm that repeats until the sets are over, until the game is over.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

The 2032 fix likely repeats this pattern in updated form.

From MarketWatch Jun. 10, 2026

"Your name," the old woman repeats, as if Yolanda hasn't asked him in Spanish.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

State officials dispute that, saying bears are euthanized only in extreme circumstances such as after they’ve hurt someone or committed repeated break-ins.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

It was what a competent law enforcement organization should do after repeated fatal encounters.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

In some binary systems, repeated kicks to a dying red giant could alter its orbit enough to send it crashing into its companion.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

But as the impact of a changing climate is felt in repeated heatwaves, droughts and wildfires this summer, how can we fly around the world without costing the earth?

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

“Never underestimate a Swanburne girl,” she repeated uncertainly, “for a Swanburne girl never underestimates herself.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

The MIT team instead created a repeating set of three antennas with distinct shapes.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

She says changing their name would mean they wouldn't have to keep repeating a surname that they may associate with bad memories or that they felt connected them to a family they didn't identify with.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

He walked away, I filmed him then he came back - repeating those words once again.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

In the year of the 50th anniversary of the Coastal Act, it’s worth repeating once more, and you should think of it as a a clarion call:

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

He spends most of the time discussing some sort of renovation to the house with Mr. Barris, occasionally repeating himself though Mr. Barris pretends not to notice.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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