fits and starts
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Since then, Doustdar has been tasked with rebuilding the company — which he is doing, in fits and starts.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
I am sure of it not because I remember writing this thing in fits and starts throughout Saturday, but because an A.I. detector called Pangram blessed these paragraphs with a “100% Human Written” score.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
But while the landmark itself underwent years of painstaking conservation, which was recently halted at 90% complete, the arts campus surrounding it evolved in fits and starts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
After fits and starts, Apple seems to have a plan on the AI front.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
I doze in fits and starts, my near-empty belly and discontent stronger than my fatigue.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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