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repetitive

[ri-pet-i-tiv] / rɪˈpɛt ɪ tɪv /


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Historically, businesses weren’t only buying labor but also training junior employees over time to build good judgment by requiring them to perform repetitive, tedious tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The film is well-paced, if occasionally repetitive, and approaches the hackneyed wish-gone-wrong formula with some unique panache.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

The paramutation was found in a region associated with a repetitive genetic element known to be influenced by environmental exposure.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Nikolaides says that the robots have the potential to help with work that is repetitive or physically challenging for people to carry out and can also address a labour shortage.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

He had a repetitive drumbeat in his head: you are going to die here.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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