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recur

[ri-kur] / rɪˈkɜr /


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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

Even if there is another pandemic, this mess won’t recur.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Stella said he did not expect the problem to recur at this weekend's Qatar Grand Prix.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025

It is classified as high risk when tumors are more likely to recur or spread into the bladder's muscle layer or to other areas of the body.

From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025

Nonetheless, visitors to Andean history note certain ways of doing things that recur in ways striking to the outsider, sometimes in one variant, sometimes in another, like the themes in a jazz improvisation.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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