nonconsecutive
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Three months after its debut, Mr. Frampton’s LP was No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, and it would have 10 nonconsecutive weeks in the top spot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
Trump’s second term began in January, with him becoming the first U.S. president since Grover Cleveland to serve two nonconsecutive terms.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 18, 2025
In Oxman’s case, Business Insider identified 15 nonconsecutive paragraphs in her 2010 dissertation that closely resemble language that appeared in Wikipedia articles at that time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2024
Lula, who is currently serving his third nonconsecutive presidential term, ran his first campaign in 1989 but didn’t win until 2002.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2024
Steve Bannon has a unique insight into what Donald Trump may be strategizing as his campaign for a nonconsecutive second term in office gets further underway.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2023
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