now and then
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Every now and then, I am asked how dependent people are on Social Security.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
“I feel very lucky. To be honest it’s the best of both worlds because I’m currently filming on ‘Only Murders,’ but I still get to pop back into ‘Bridgerton’ now and then and see everybody.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Every now and then, he copy-pasted snippets of Claude’s thoughts into another Claude session to make sense of them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
"Yesterday morning it was as calm as it is now, and then it all flared up again in the afternoon," Cereja warned.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
“Every now and then he would show up at home with this totally bizarre long.”
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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