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In Vice President Kamala Harris’ nomination acceptance speech were recurring themes speaking to Americans’ yearnings to feel their country as one of “common unity”:

From Salon • Aug. 27, 2024

Fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and Floyd’s death were recurring suggestions.

From Fox News • Jan. 23, 2022

Before being hired, Johnson’s most prominent credits were recurring roles on “black-ish” and the Fox drama “Snowfall.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2020

“Fractured relationships, property disputes, the meaning of home and the spirit of celebration were recurring themes that surfaced,” he said.

From New York Times • May 18, 2015

All that they knew was that there were recurring periods when he went about the house in grim silence, and sat up half the night in the little room which he called his office.

From Masterman and Son by Dawson, W. J. (William James)