recur
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Tillmans’ interest in stargazing goes back to his adolescence, and images of the moon and cosmos recur in his work.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
This pattern of capital flight would recur throughout American history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
"However, to ensure that such failures never recur, a broader understanding is needed -- one that encompasses the inter-organisational and inter-hierarchical interfaces that have not yet been examined," he added.
From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025
Although astronomers have not observed any nova events in this system in recent history, such outbursts often recur every few thousand years.
From Science Daily • Nov. 9, 2025
That illustrates an issue that will recur throughout this book.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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