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The phrase "appear from time to time" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that happens occasionally or intermittently.
Example: "The rare bird species appears from time to time in this region, attracting birdwatchers from all over."
Alternatives: "occur occasionally" or "show up now and then".
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Ballet dancers appear from time to time in Broadway shows.
New teachers appear from time to time and attract considerable followings.
The artist herself will also appear from time to time over the show's run.
These shady offers — typically from third-party marketers and agents– appear from time to time almost anywhere people own cars.
I'm a big fan of Geoffrey Nunberg's radio essays on language that appear from time to time on NPR's Fresh Air.
Various incarnations of the band still appear from time to time (and are currently doing shows with the reunited Sunnyboys, as it happens).
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"It appears from time to time that they panic.
Shinn himself not only appeared from time to time but also wrote three four-act melodramas.
Outright, in-your-face puzzles of barely adulterated Latin have also appeared from time to time.
In the 20th century, spectacle appeared from time to time in one eye-popping form or another.
Staunch advocacy of this site appears from time to time in the appendix of the Congressional Record.
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