break the cycle

To not participate in dysfunctional or unhealthy behavior. Often, such behavior is commonplace in one's family, and the person breaking the cycle does so to keep it from continuing through future generations. I don't drink at all because I come from a long line of alcoholics, and I am determined to break the cycle! You need to break the cycle of procrastination, Michael. It is seriously starting to affect your grades. So many of my family members refuse to do any work on themselves. That's why I'm in therapy now—I want to break the cycle of generational trauma.

donorcycle

slang A motorcycle, referring to the likelihood that the rider will get into a fatal accident, becoming an organ donor as a result. You know Mom thinks of motorcycles as donorcycles. She'll freak out if she sees you on one! If you insist on riding one of those blasted donorcycles, you absolutely must wear a helmet. A: "Yeah, I crashed, but I just ended up with a bit of road rash on my arm." B: "You're lucky you didn't get killed! They don't call them 'donorcycles' for nothing!"

hit for the cycle

baseball Of a single batter, to manage to hit a single, a double, a triple, and a home run during the same game. And now, with that home run, Jackson has hit for the cycle, a rare feat in Major League Baseball. I don't hit a lot of triples, so I doubt I'll ever hit for the cycle. I'm not surprised that guy's hit for the cycle more than once, considering how fast he is. A double and a triple would be no problem for him.

donorcycle

n. a motorcycle. (Refers to the availability of donor organs after a motorcycle accident.) Guess what happens when you ride a donorcycle without a helmet?

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Strong growth of leading world economies caused economists to start to look at business cycles in the category of deviation from a long-run trend (deviation cycles) rather than recessions (Zarnowitz, 1985).

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However, what Tillman clearly understood was the particular sector he was operating in and how that sector would be affected not just by the business cycle but also by the highly related interest rate cycle and other factors such as the changing demographics.

Sustainable strategies for a world of economic shocks: we live in a time of sudden and severe economic and geopolitical shocks. Senior finance executives can lead the creation of a business cycle-savvy management structure and culture that ensures rapid response to avert potential risks

The services they provide include learn to ride sessions, cycle maintenance, led rides and cycle hire.

Biking buddies unite

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Predicting solar storms

This week, scientists announced that they have developed a new computer model for forecasting the frequency and strength of these solar storms, which tend to follow an 11-year cycle. The sun is currently near the low point of its activity.

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In southern Africa, rabies virus affects many host species, but rabies cycles are sustained by carnivore hosts (5,6), particularly by canine species (family Canidae), which are the focus of this paper, and by mongooses (family Herpestidae) (5,7), which will not be considered here.

Canine rabies ecology in Southern Africa

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Cycling's the wheel deal for good health