occasional
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There is almost no advertising, with an occasional exception like Apple putting a banner atop the page to get you to tune in to Apple TV for something.
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026
“We sell nutrition, not calories….People will still have the occasional piece of chocolate or pizza,” Navratil tells Barron’s.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
There is snow on the mountains, dense fog that blankets crops in the fall, giving life to wine-country grapes, fires in the dry season and the occasional earthquake.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
It is a very high action and he can just get the occasional one to hold up at the Pavilion End, as he did to great effect.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
On the other hand, he enjoyed some security, comfort, and occasional moments of independence—things that most enslaved people never experienced.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Vocabulary lists containing occasional
The Cay
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