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Recent Examples of sporadically
The chant continued to be heard, sporadically, at Leeds’ games in January.
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Beren Cross, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
This estate recovery technically is required today but many states enforce the rule only sporadically.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
The Charlotte Observer has tried to answer them, too.
Clues about what happened to the Fallston Elementary fourth grader sporadically popped up in the last two decades.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 12 Feb. 2025
Former Trump press secretary Stephanie Grisham did not hold a single on-camera briefing during her tenure, and her replacement, Kayleigh McEnany, held them sporadically during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
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Beren Cross, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
This estate recovery technically is required today but many states enforce the rule only sporadically.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
The Charlotte Observer has tried to answer them, too.
Clues about what happened to the Fallston Elementary fourth grader sporadically popped up in the last two decades.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 12 Feb. 2025
Former Trump press secretary Stephanie Grisham did not hold a single on-camera briefing during her tenure, and her replacement, Kayleigh McEnany, held them sporadically during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Sporadically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sporadically. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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