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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

A desire to succeed and a drive to overcome setbacks are recurring themes in the story of Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2024

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

From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2024

Again, in a movie where locks, keys, chains and surveillance technology are recurring motifs, there is ultimately no escape.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 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