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Recent Examples of sporadically
The egg shortages are likely to continue sporadically into the future, Emily Metz, president and CEO of the American Egg Board, told Fox News Digital.
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Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
Dinner parties, on the other hand, occur sporadically with more off-the-cuff planning.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2025
California native of the week: Early blue or western dog violet (Viola adunca) flowers heavily from April until August and will bloom sporadically thereafter through the fall.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 1 Feb. 2025
While his association with Combs had since cooled, the man sporadically reached out to Combs between the end of 2022 and January 2024; Combs never responded.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025
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Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
Dinner parties, on the other hand, occur sporadically with more off-the-cuff planning.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2025
California native of the week: Early blue or western dog violet (Viola adunca) flowers heavily from April until August and will bloom sporadically thereafter through the fall.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 1 Feb. 2025
While his association with Combs had since cooled, the man sporadically reached out to Combs between the end of 2022 and January 2024; Combs never responded.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Sporadically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sporadically. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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