reoccurred

verb

past tense of reoccur
as in recurred
to occur again They took steps to prevent the problem from reoccurring.

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recurred
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  • For the small screen, March most recently recurred on Ava DuVernay’s series Naomi and collaborated again with DuVernay in her feature film, Origin.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The trial results, showing a 42% reduction in the risk that cancer recurred, were from a median of about two years after treatment.
    — Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
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