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OpenAI’s rapid expansion, with its annual recurring revenue exceeding $10 billion (almost doubling from $5.5 billion at the end of 2024), is creating substantial demand for inference chips.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Publishers see more value in recurring revenue, which is generated from subscriptions.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 27 June 2025
The last generation’s spendthrifts have become this generation’s scolds, as controversies recur over the same parcels of land with new names in the old roles.
—Andrew Rice, Curbed, 26 June 2025
Players as big as the 6-5, 315-pound Thomas are typically advised to show some extra patience with foot injuries to fully heal them and minimize the possibility of the injury recurring.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 17 June 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Publishers see more value in recurring revenue, which is generated from subscriptions.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 27 June 2025
The last generation’s spendthrifts have become this generation’s scolds, as controversies recur over the same parcels of land with new names in the old roles.
—Andrew Rice, Curbed, 26 June 2025
Players as big as the 6-5, 315-pound Thomas are typically advised to show some extra patience with foot injuries to fully heal them and minimize the possibility of the injury recurring.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recur
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Top Kansas lawmakers renewed a massive incentive offer for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals on Monday, reaffirming their desire to poach one or both teams from Missouri.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 July 2025
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The dark comedy, which stars Gary Oldman as the head of a group of British intelligence agents, was renewed for Season 6 in October 2024.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
8 July 2025
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If skirmishes between Indian and Chinese forces reoccur in the Himalayan borderlands, for instance, China could put pressure on Russia to stop providing diplomatic backing or arms and ammunition to India.—
Happymon Jacob,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Sep. 2022
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The thought would reoccur, especially as someone who had always vacationed in the mountains to ski and explore throughout her childhood despite living in Nebraska.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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“Recur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recur. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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