continuously

CEFRB2

/kənˈtɪnjuəsli/

adverb

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Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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The river continuously flows to the sea, it will never pause to let us cross on dry land.
George C. Edler (1889-1987) of Bethesda, MD kept a handwritten diary continuously from 20 Sep 1909, a total of 78 years.
In the year 1633, the Bridget Nuns, near Xanthus, behaved like sheep, jumping about and bleating continuously.

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In the year 1633, the Bridget Nuns, near Xanthus, behaved like sheep, jumping about and bleating continuously.
1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 99
George C. Edler (1889-1987) of Bethesda, MD kept a handwritten diary continuously from 20 Sep 1909, a total of 78 years.
1994, Peter Matthews, Norris McWhirter (editors), The Guiness Book of World Records, 1994, page 400
"We continuously strive to improve our processes and indeed have updated our systems accordingly. Ultimately, however, it is for the student to make a proper declaration to SLC [Student Loans Company]^([sic]) to draw down funding," LSST said in a statement.
2014 May 21, Andrew McGettigan, Shiv Malik, John Domokos, “Private sector and students profit at the college they call 'the ATM'”, in The Guardian

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From continuous + -ly.