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recur

[ri-kur] / rɪˈkɜr /


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These alternately grave and impish modes recur throughout the show, aptly subtitled “Serious Play,” often combining in a single image.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 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

"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

Ms Donaghy said there was "anxiety" within the watchdog and Stormont's Department of Health to ensure what happened would "never recur".

From BBC • Jul. 7, 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