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occasional

[uh-key-zhuh-nl] / əˈkeɪ ʒə nl /


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For Lopez, catching bass or trout and enjoying the occasional breeze is a perfect day to absorb the beauty of nature.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

In addition, occasional low-impact use after abandonment may have occurred without leaving evidence that could be detected archaeologically.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Space Investor’s posts from that era would generate the occasional like or two.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

None of the post-Graham works on offer did much more than make occasional reference to the choreographic effects of the company’s namesake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Even the people he loved most besides her—his parents and Nurse Beverly—were just background noise, occasional blats and blurps, while Josie was the symphony that sang through his every waking moment.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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