sporadically
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A postpandemic semiconductor shortage cost GM billions as the automaker was forced to sporadically idle assembly plants across North America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Gates opened for supporters at 11:00 local time - four hours before kick-off - with more gates being opened sporadically to ease congestion.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Students like Wang sporadically sign up for competitions, but a lack of funding and exposure means few adopt it as a full-time career, leaving it facing an existential struggle.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
The review found that reports of great white sharks in Spanish Mediterranean waters have continued to appear over the decades, even if only sporadically.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
People came up sporadically to wish Jesse luck or say good-bye, but plainly found the trek a little bizarre, a typically Jesse thing to do.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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