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repeat

[ri-peet] / rɪˈpit /
NOUN
something done over; duplicate
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Cocoa futures, for example, have been rising as fears mount that the coming months could see a repeat of the 2023-2024 El Niño.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Much like the original, Divine lets users create and share videos which are just six seconds long and repeat on a loop.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

But she agreed that July’s dozens-fold repeat of the 2023 attack pointed to a failure to implement and audit CISA’s earlier guidance—guidance that, again, merely amounted to “Set better passwords.”

From Slate Aug. 19, 2026

Bring the foot back to hip distance, shifting your hands and weight to repeat this motion on the other side.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Could they repeat a few pithy phrases in Latin?

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

Thirty six years later, history repeats itself with Madonna’s 14-minute “Confessions II — The Film” earning a nomination for video of the year.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Nothing about this looks like a mistake, which is why it repeats every year.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

These drills include developing Taiwan’s use of “backbriefs,” where the person receiving instructions repeats it back to the leadership as confirmation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

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

“My mom could lift a car,” Daniel repeats, like there is any way Axel or Ms. Dale could have forgotten.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

Previous research studies have indicated that repeated exposure to small amounts of mycotoxins can add up over time and may eventually create health concerns.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

Edinburgh repeated its offer but was beaten by Manchester which will host the TV festival from 2027.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Oldenburg later said in an interview that their works differed in that Kusama relied on objects in a single, repeated shape, whereas his soft sculptures represented true-to-life objects.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Dudamel opened with a Latinized version of Strauss’ “Tritsch-Tratsch Polka,” with which he once astonished the Viennese at their traditional New Year’s concert, and repeated Romero’s “Fuga.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

The gnome repeated the message in a croaky little voice and then sped off to deliver it, chanting, “Message for Red! Message for Red!” over and over.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

"I just felt as if I was repeating the same thing over and over again," she says.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

During a repeating partial TDE, the star's surviving core remains in orbit and returns for additional close encounters, shedding more material each time.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

Former Federal Reserve governor Bill Dudley just pointed out many of the signs, which will likely come as no surprise to regular readers of MarketWatch but which are worth repeating.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

The project has incurred upfront costs, but they are expected to amortize as lawyers spend less time repeating instructions and readding documents, lowering Harvey’s inference costs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

I just keep repeating it in my head: G is okay.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell




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