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Completing similar tasks in close succession (e.g., responding to all emails at once rather than sporadically) can help minimize context-switching.
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Daniel Wendt, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, higher-income diners are visiting more sporadically.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
Another piece that highlighted his patchwork technique in a less rigid form was a rich mahogany cabinet inlaid with large alabaster rocks sporadically spread across the doors.
—Morgan Meier, Curbed, 14 Dec. 2024
In a part of rural Ohio with some of the state’s highest unemployment and lowest college completion rates, Wagner worked sporadically – mostly driving trucks and hauling animals.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024
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Daniel Wendt, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, higher-income diners are visiting more sporadically.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
Another piece that highlighted his patchwork technique in a less rigid form was a rich mahogany cabinet inlaid with large alabaster rocks sporadically spread across the doors.
—Morgan Meier, Curbed, 14 Dec. 2024
In a part of rural Ohio with some of the state’s highest unemployment and lowest college completion rates, Wagner worked sporadically – mostly driving trucks and hauling animals.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Sporadically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sporadically. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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