repeating
adjective
re·peat·ing
ri-ˈpē-tiŋ 
of a firearm
: designed to load cartridges from a magazine
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This new finding could lead to materials science investigations—for example, shapes that form non-repeating tilings could help design stronger materials, Hart tells New Scientist.
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Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
The researchers who performed the analysis suggest that this phenomenon could explain the non-repeating forms of these events.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 28 Mar. 2023
Yet, these choices form part of a broader repeating pattern where our intuition tends to steer us toward losing money.
—Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2023
Also, the repeating time loop is not one day but six months.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2023
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Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
The researchers who performed the analysis suggest that this phenomenon could explain the non-repeating forms of these events.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 28 Mar. 2023
Yet, these choices form part of a broader repeating pattern where our intuition tends to steer us toward losing money.
—Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2023
Also, the repeating time loop is not one day but six months.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2023
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“Repeating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repeating. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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