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IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said the risk in the sector “keeps me awake every so often at night.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

The best approach is to build a sturdy foundation for your investments and to treat crashes the way insurance companies do natural disasters: know the odds and accept that they happen every so often.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

But every so often, that might just be the case.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

Some students have told Jarquin that they like to keep their cellphones on their desks so they can text their parents every so often and make sure they’re safe.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2025

She held our hands as we walked, and every so often she would turn around as if to see whether we were still with her.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah




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