seldom
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Since then there has been a minor resurgence via boutique independent manufacturers, but one seldom sees a pinball machine in everyday spaces anymore.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Their venom isn’t dangerous to people or pets and they seldom bite.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Never mind that children seldom have meaningful choice but to comply with caregivers’ demands and may be in therapy not to pursue their goals but due to external pressures.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026
If arrested, they are seldom allowed to return home to their families anymore.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
His father and his mother and his brother George seldom could locate him by looking for him—usually they had to call him; and the house often echoed with cries of “Stuart! Stooo-art!”
From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White
Vocabulary lists containing seldom
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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