recur
verb (used without object)
to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
was recurring
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past progressiveof recur.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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But it was recurring back pain that caused the most concern.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2024
It was recurring illnesses that led her to embark on the plasma therapy journey.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
In a further measure of transparency, FRANdata analyzed whether a system was recurring revenue self-sufficient.
From Forbes ● May 27, 2014
The cause was recurring brain cancer, which she had battled for 13 years, her husband, Dr. Floyd D. Loop, said.
From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2011
The echo of a thousand cheers as the troop trains passed her was recurring every day.
From The Women of the Confederacy by J. L. Underwood
