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repetition

[rep-i-tish-uhn] / ˌrɛp ɪˈtɪʃ ən /


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In her new translation, Wilson said she’s allowing herself more lines, longer words and the repetition of phrases, which is the same approach she used in her 2023 translation of “The Iliad.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

"She formulated a philosophy of art she dubbed 'self-obliteration' based on simple motifs of obsessive repetition and proliferation," according to her website.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

More elaborate designs, including hatched bands, grids, and diamond-shaped motifs, also showed evidence of rotation, translation, repetition, and "embedding," i.e., the ability to build hierarchical levels of signs within the same surface.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

Young people are still in the process of building those muscles, and repetition and consistency are key to baking these habits into our busy lives.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Hearing the repetition of the word, Kira felt a wave of panic.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry

"We are talking about people who did not simply draw lines, but organized them according to recurring principles -- parallelisms, grids, rotations and systematic repetitions: a visual grammar in embryo."

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

As it’s around 300 pages long, including innumerable repetitions, you may ask if the length and density is a bug or a feature.

From MarketWatch Jun. 10, 2026

He might not take several weeks off before each one, but he has a new appreciation for the importance of arriving early and getting in repetitions.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 13, 2026

"At some point it goes on the wrist. Way more players have problems with the wrist. I think the problem is the many, many repetitions."

From BBC Jan. 2, 2026

On the first and last repetition, the melody is played or sung, and soloists improvise during the other repetitions.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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