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sporadically

[spuh-rad-ik-uh-lee] / spəˈræd ɪk ə li /




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By night, darkness enveloped the streets, but electricity and reparto music bloomed sporadically from bodegas and bars.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Now luxury hotels and shopping malls, high-rise apartment blocks, state-of-the-art airport departure terminals are getting sporadically hit as gaps appear in the Arab states' air defences in the Gulf.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

Nvidia’s share price has gone through other periods of turbulence over the past three years, as investors have sporadically worried about blowout AI spending creating a bubble that could suddenly burst.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Williams has played only sporadically in recent years.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

The only feature was the dark green block of Washington Square Park, sporadically lit by lightning flashes.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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