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Recent Examples of recur
Bill acted as a series regular for three decades before making recurring appearances after 2000.
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Families don’t have to worry about recurring infestations, unclear pricing, or unanswered questions.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The hunt is all about nature exploration and a recurring theme for Dambo’s trolls.
—Khadejeh Nikouyeh, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
This dynamic marred the 2012-13 Hurricane Sandy package and has recurred in other disaster bills, not because relief is illegitimate but because speed plus political cover invites provisions that would die in regular order.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Families don’t have to worry about recurring infestations, unclear pricing, or unanswered questions.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The hunt is all about nature exploration and a recurring theme for Dambo’s trolls.
—Khadejeh Nikouyeh, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
This dynamic marred the 2012-13 Hurricane Sandy package and has recurred in other disaster bills, not because relief is illegitimate but because speed plus political cover invites provisions that would die in regular order.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recur
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His original announcement on October 13 stated his contract was simply not being renewed, but this new report confirms the non-renewal has been escalated to an early termination.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Grossmont board declined to renew the contract of Christian Wallis, its previous chief executive, in March without providing a public reason for the dismissal.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Scientists predicted then that these mass mortality events would reoccur more and more frequently as temperatures continued to increase due to global heating.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Hood did not file the lawsuit, reportedly because OpenAI ensured the fake result would not reoccur.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Recur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recur. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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