once in a while

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But every once in a while, we get a little wink, an ounce of good luck, an unearned gift, a happy accident, and this recipe falls in that category.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

Every once in a while, we review our past stock picks.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

We needed to be on the right side of things once in a while.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

Yet what makes this potentially the most important new opera of the year is not Huang’s agreeably efficient — and once in a while inspired — score, which incorporates Western and traditional music.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

Every once in a while a girl will come back from summer vacation, and she’s not just a little different, a little better—she’s, like, Whoa!

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli