as in recurs
to occur again
They took steps to prevent the problem from reoccurring.
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recurs
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Like a changeling—a motif that recurs throughout the novel—the old narrator has been taken and replaced by someone new.—
Bekah Waalkes,
The Atlantic,
25 Sep. 2025 -
Lou Diamond Phillips recurs as Jeff Levjman.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025
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