recur

Definition of recurnext
as in to renew
to occur again She had a recurring dream in which she could fly.

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Recent Examples of recur Unlike Microsoft 365, this license does not require recurring payments. Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 1 May 2026 An acrimonious fracture between Anthropic and senior defense officials exposed a recurring fault line between the Pentagon and Silicon Valley over the looming risks of AI at war. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 1 May 2026 What’s left is less of a roaring action flick and more of a recurring nostalgic flicker. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2026 That will become a recurring theme. ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recur
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  • Which meant that Special was renewed and canceled on the same phone call.
    Ryan O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
  • First, California could renew the tax every year, cementing the state as inhospitable for the wealthy, many of whom will simply leave – which many billionaires have – or choose not to establish businesses in California at all.
    Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
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  • Other demands include a payment of war damages and reparations, the ending of the war across all fronts involving all resistance groups and an assurance that U.S. strikes on Iran will not reoccur in the near future.
    Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Mortgage rates have ticked up after recent Fed rate cuts and that dynamic could easily reoccur.
    Matt Richardson, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2025

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“Recur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recur. Accessed 10 May. 2026.

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