once a year
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It does this by surveying Americans once a year on how much of their spending goes to food, rent, entertainment and other categories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
“It’s not, like, a car that you can take it in every six months or once a year for an oil change.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
There are a handful of people in Congress who introduce measures about nuclear weapons once a year.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
At 33, I’m confronted with this conundrum — a massive group wants to travel somewhere and doesn’t know how to handle food costs — at least once a year.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
But sometimes—not often, mind you, maybe once a year, maybe less—a request would come in for a weapon that was more than even Yeste could make.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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