off-and-on
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She told the court that she met the defendant at the end of 2015 and that they'd been friends and then an off-and-on couple for seven years.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
The university and the administration have been in off-and-on talks for months to resolve their dispute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2025
But what if checking in with my friend turns into two hours of off-and-on Reddit research into Real Housewives conspiracy theories?
From Slate ● Nov. 16, 2024
Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from Ben Affleck, following a two-year marriage that was the accumulation of a long off-and-on romance.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2024
For eighteen years, his off-and-on actions have made an impact in my life.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
Armenia’s public pushback against Putin has taken place against a broader decoupling between Russia and the former Soviet state, which had been under Moscow’s rule off and on for more than 100 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
He now works off and on as a tailor.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
I did that for off and on throughout like seven-ish years, but I always loved acting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Resetting the heart "is like switching a computer off and on again", he explains, adding that ICDs are "highly effective devices".
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
My tininess, how Aunt Joan and Grandma and Grandpa came and stayed with us off and on for weeks.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
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