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Recent Examples of sporadically
While cases of listeriosis are relatively rare, outbreaks of the serious illness occur sporadically and concerns of contamination by the bacteria are a common cause of food product recalls.
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
Since losing to Trump, Harris has appeared only sporadically in public, accompanying Biden to Arlington Cemetery on Veterans Day, swearing in three new senators, attending White House events and holiday parties.
—Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 26 Dec. 2024
Officers sporadically came to slam him with their riot shields or break his toes, the complaint says.
—Christie Thompson, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
Over the next four years, bombings continued to occur sporadically in Britain as Germany sought to keep the country on tenterhooks.
—Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
Since losing to Trump, Harris has appeared only sporadically in public, accompanying Biden to Arlington Cemetery on Veterans Day, swearing in three new senators, attending White House events and holiday parties.
—Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 26 Dec. 2024
Officers sporadically came to slam him with their riot shields or break his toes, the complaint says.
—Christie Thompson, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
Over the next four years, bombings continued to occur sporadically in Britain as Germany sought to keep the country on tenterhooks.
—Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Sporadically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sporadically. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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