from time to time
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But the optimist in me still gets duped from time to time.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
The company secured small government research and development contracts from time to time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Sometimes, the hardest thing to do is to love someone from afar, and support them from afar, and quell those feelings of anger and/or confusion that may come up from time to time.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Crawford also has to touch up the paint on the props from time to time, due to effects of the fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
And although from time to time there arose a courageous pope like Pope Sixtus, neither Fortune nor his wisdom could ever free him from these difficulties.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
