periodically
adverb
pe·ri·od·i·cal·ly
ˌpir-ē-ˈä-di-k(ə-)lē 
1
: at regular intervals of time
2
: from time to time : frequently
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Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.
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Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
This suggests that snow leopards have purged bad mutations within their population periodically over time, which eliminated potential disadvantageous impacts from historic inbreeding and allowed populations to remain healthy despite small numbers, according to the paper.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
Researchers surveyed each group at least once during high school, along with some of the adults in their lives, like their parents and teachers, and then followed up with the students periodically after that, generally over the course of a decade or so.
—Carmela Guaglianone, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
John Maffei’s Alumni Report appears periodically during the college season.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
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Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
This suggests that snow leopards have purged bad mutations within their population periodically over time, which eliminated potential disadvantageous impacts from historic inbreeding and allowed populations to remain healthy despite small numbers, according to the paper.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
Researchers surveyed each group at least once during high school, along with some of the adults in their lives, like their parents and teachers, and then followed up with the students periodically after that, generally over the course of a decade or so.
—Carmela Guaglianone, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
John Maffei’s Alumni Report appears periodically during the college season.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Periodically.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/periodically. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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