Both Uses of
recur
in
Carrie, by Stephen King
- The possibility of a recurrence, genetically speaking, is 99 per cent. It's time we planned now for what may be.... From Slang Terms Explained: A Parents' Guide, by John R. Coombs (New York: The Lighthouse Press, 1985), p.73: to rip off a Carrie: To cause either violence or destruction; mayhem, confusion; (2) to commit arson (from Carrie White, 1963-1979) From The Shadow Exploded (p.201): Elsewhere in this book mention is made of a page in one of Carrie White's school notebooks where a line from a famous rock poet of the '60s, Bob Dylan, was written repeatedly, as if in desperation.†
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- I want to think things over, decide what I'm going to do between now and the time when my light is carried down that long tunnel into blackness.... From the conclusion of The State Investigatory Board of Maine in connection with the events of May 27-28 in Chamberlain, Maine: ...and so we must conclude that, while an autopsy performed on the subject indicates some cellular changes which may indicate the presence of some paranormal power, we find no reason to believe that a recurrence is likely or even possible...Excerpt from a letter dated May 3, 1988, from Amelia Jenks, Royal Knob, Tennessee, to Sandra Jenks, Macon, Georgia: ...and your little neece is growin like a weed, awfull big for only†
Definition:
to happen repeatedly or a second time