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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a pattern of continued" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a recurring trend or behavior that persists over time.
Example: "The study revealed a pattern of continued improvement in the participants' performance over the course of the program."
Alternatives: "a trend of ongoing" or "a cycle of sustained".
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"It is now the norm for teens to use contraceptives at first sex, which creates a pattern of continued contraceptive use down the road.
The attacks appeared to fit into a pattern of continued escalation by government forces throughout the war, with large strikes on residential areas that appear to serve no immediate tactical purpose.
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The I.R.B. charged that these constituted unauthorized research, and suggested a pattern of "continuing noncompliance" with university and, possibly, federal policies.
The academics report that fans believe "institutional racism" – where people do not consciously discriminate against minorities, but fail to challenge old assumptions and stereotypes, meaning a pattern of operations continues – is relevant in football management.
Take a look at the exonerations reported in recent years and you will see a pattern of prosecutors continuing to fight against our release even when our innocence is uncovered.
Furthermore, this investigation also analyzes the pattern of continuing choices after the subject chose AB or CD.
"These latest allegations, if they are true, suggest a pattern of fraud that continues to this very day," Ms. Collins said.
Meanwhile, public housing, often built on cheaper land within existing ghettos, became overwhelmingly black and Puerto Rican, in a pattern of segregation that continues to bedevil us half a century later.
Within months of de Menezes's election, a power struggle erupted between the new president and the MLSTP-dominated National Assembly, establishing a pattern of political conflict that continued for some time.
The retaliation against these whistleblowers (e.g., Bowen, his boss, and one of his lieutenants) by Citigroup's senior managers established (a) a pattern of criminal conduct that continued and grew after warnings and (b) the retaliation and efforts to silence these witnesses established the bad intent (mens rea) as well as an effort to cover up the underlying felonies.
B5 CONFLICTING EVIDENCE -- Two months after the death of Robert Stevens, the first victim of the country's first anthrax assault, new tests at his workplace in Florida, American Media Inc., a publisher of tabloids, reveal a pattern of pervasive contamination that continues to mystify investigators, with evidence of a type of anthrax that can easily float in air.
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