seldom seen

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The protests spread nationwide, reaching as far as the Persian Gulf island of Qeshm, a free-trade zone that has seldom seen any kind of political mobilization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

“A bitter pill to swallow for Pakistan fans who’ve seldom seen darker times,” he wrote on social media after Thursday’s game, calling it one of the biggest upsets in the sport’s history.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2024

That fact is not lost on Mulino, who is seldom seen without his blue “Martinelli Mulino 2024” cap and who has promised to help Martinelli if elected.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2024

I reached the main pools, which are a turquoise that’s seldom seen in Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2023

In all her short life the child had seldom seen, and certainly never held in her hands, anything so lovely as the exquisite little silver hornbook.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare