blue moon
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Once in a blue moon, a person is willing to do the hard internal work that leads to real, sustainable change.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2025
It's a phenomenon - or, to use Chappell's terminology, a Femininomenon - that only occurs once in a blue moon.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2024
The full moon, which will be both a supermoon and a blue moon, will grace the skies Monday and will appear full until early Wednesday morning, according to NASA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2024
However this blue moon comes from an alternative, more traditional definition when the lunar cycle results in any season having four, not three full moons.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2024
Once in a blue moon, I’ve seen my mother try something similar, but not often.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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