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chronically

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Definition of chronically

as in repeatedly

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Recent Examples of chronically The Restler-Williams plan does nothing to fix the city’s nearly 1,600 other public schools, where most eighth-graders cannot do middle school math and one-third of students are chronically absent. — Wai Wah Chin, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026 The stakes are often high for older, sicker, chronically complex members. — Aric Coffman, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Questions over how reform should go Schwesig and others in the governing parties have cast doubt on aspects of the federal government’s reform agenda, which is meant to bolster a chronically sluggish economy. — Geir Moulson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026 Schwesig and others in the governing parties have cast doubt on aspects of the federal government's reform agenda, which is meant to bolster a chronically sluggish economy. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026 At the time, Mayor Christopher Clark said that the city was $164 million in debt due to a combination of factors, including a trail of expensive scandals left by predecessor Eric Kellogg, and chronically low tax collection rates. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026 ProPublica shared its analysis with more than a dozen maternal health experts, including leaders in the field, who were unaware of the spike; early pregnancy complications are chronically underresearched. — Andrea Suozzo, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 Yogi Bear Debuting in 1958 as a supporting character on The Huckleberry Hound Show, the chronically hungry, somewhat kleptomaniacal Yogi Bear soon broke out on his own with The Yogi Bear Show. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026 A student is considered chronically absent when missing 10% or more of the school year. — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

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Republicans have expressed growing pessimism about their chances in the election, which will determine control of Congress, as the president has repeatedly dismissed concerns about high costs and gas prices as his unpopular war in Iran drags on.

— MICHELLE L. PRICE, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Lead prosecutor Charlotte Draycott told jurors on Friday that the model and influencer was struck repeatedly in the head with a hammer inside a car driven by her former brother-in-law, with her ex-husband also inside.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of repeatedly

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The purpose is solely education, along with recruiting new watchmakers for an industry that is perpetually short on skilled craftspeople.

— Robert Frank, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
The hotel’s second-floor reception area has floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the beach, a pool table that is perpetually in play, and couches for gathering over morning coffee and evening sips.

— Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of perpetually

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Insanity defendants are disproportionately low-income, their cases rarely reach a jury, and there’s usually no dispute about the diagnosis, which is almost invariably schizophrenia.

— Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
As in The History of New York, the Dutch patriarchs are invariably idle and quiescent.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of invariably

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Because of the data center being built in his backyard, Butters’ television loses power constantly, leaving him unable to relax and watch his beloved videos.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
The solution is a lot of morphine and a lot of rest, both of which Cathy undertakes with Adam constantly (and chastely) by her side.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of constantly

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This conclusion drives home that Chris will never be able to fully vanquish evil; he’ll be stuck in a loop, eternally pursuing this specter.

— Samantha Bergeson, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
The ice inside these eternally dark craters could be used to supply water, air, and rocket fuel for a Moon base, supporting a permanent settlement and providing a springboard for future expeditions to Mars.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of eternally

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The awards peaked at 15 million viewers for Madonna’s opening number, which directly followed a game-winning field goal for the Baltimore Ravens over the Dallas Cowboys (who are perennially among the NFL’s biggest TV draws).

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026
And the perennially dapper Paul Anthony Kelly donned an elegant Vacheron Constantin Patrimony.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of perennially

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In a new study, researchers at New York University built a custom random-positioning machine that continually changed the orientation of human cells relative to Earth's gravity.

— Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026
From there, content can reinforce those relationships rather than continually introducing disconnected messages.

— Jessica Wong, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of continually

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As agents continuously dispatch tasks and process dynamic data streams, the importance of central processing units, or CPUs, is rising rapidly.

— , CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
During flight, onboard electronics had to feed power continuously to twin electric motors while balancing the fluctuating harvest coming in from the solar array.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

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