occasionally
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Norman, a veteran conservative and member of the hardline House Freedom Caucus, supports much of Trump's agenda but has occasionally defied Republican leaders and backed Nikki Haley rather than Trump in the 2024 presidential primary.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
It is also enough preparation to save me, occasionally, from the particular 7 p.m. brink where ordering takeout begins to feel less like a choice than an inevitability.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
I heard, in preparation for this story, that the DJ occasionally requests that visitors form a conga Iine.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
"I do think that the mayor himself - I have suggested that he sort of unnecessarily antagonises people occasionally," Pearl said.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
What Collins didn't know was that Bobby would occasionally snipe at him behind his back.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing occasionally
"Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates
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Excerpt from "Bad Boy"
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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