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are recurring

  • present progressive of recur.

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Performance and illusion are recurring themes: A woman is sawed in half in a depiction of classic stagecraft; elsewhere a juggler manipulates ovoids that each contain an everyday vignette.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 9, 2026

Loyalty, vengeance and forgiveness are recurring themes — those, and plenty of guilt, as one would expect of a story featuring a man who spent eight years as a Catholic priest before joining the FBI.

From Salon Sep. 7, 2025

The program has an additional $600 million in equity grants that are recurring for future PGA Tour players.

From Seattle Times Apr. 24, 2024

These are recurring problems, not just for Tim Davie, but for all recent directors general.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2023

On our right-hand side are recurring openings into the auditorium, like different gates at a baseball stadium.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer