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blue moon

[bloo moon] / ˈblu ˈmun /
NOUN
long period of time
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Wright: Every blue moon, they would be in a good mood.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2025

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

The full moon Aug. 19 will be both a supermoon and a blue moon.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024

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

But every weekend, there are at least a handful that catch his ear, and once in a blue moon, there is a singer or a song that makes him jump out of his seat.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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