once-in-a-lifetime

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Get there early and stay late because it will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

But I look at this as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

But as the city’s mayor, I fought with other leaders to ensure that the political cradle from which the president emerged became the beneficiary of this once-in-a-lifetime investment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

He had expected a boom due to the "once-in-a-lifetime experience" of the tournament being in town, but has so far been let down.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Call me now at 276-7474 for this once-in-a-lifetime offer.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin