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rarely

[rair-lee] / ˈrɛər li /


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Getting away for the summer has rarely, if ever, been as expensive.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Life is rarely simple, but retirement is nearly always complicated.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Travolta’s never been cavalier about his passion for flying and aeronautics, but rarely has he spoken as candidly about the source of that love as he does in “Propeller One-Way Night Coach.”

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

The festival is dedicated to screening prints on nitrate film, which was standard in Hollywood through the 1940s but is rarely shown today.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Back at the Virginia plantation, there were rides, hunts, meals, and parties, but life was rarely hectic.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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