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In some cases, the profile of a musician or teacher is spread out episodically over many chapters like a recurring musical theme.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

Detailed modeling points to at least two separate ejection events, months apart -- clear evidence that black holes can episodically "reawaken" after periods of apparent inactivity.

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2025

Much of "Call Me Chihiro" unfolds episodically, with the action mainly consisting of the characters meeting, eating and talking.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2023

After graduating from college, where she majored in economics and languages, she embarked on an episodically writing-centered career.

From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2021

Three cases out of thirty-five, in which high fever and leucocytosis appeared episodically, are hardly enough to justify the view that stupors are the result of a specific infection.

From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by MacCurdy, John T. (John Thompson)