seldom

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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

A falling stock market has seldom bothered him.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Candidates seldom brought up the military strikes in their last-minute campaign appearances, and voters to whom the BBC spoke on election day listed domestic issues – particularly the economy – as their main concerns.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Bombs without boots are seldom primed to have strategic impact.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

The problem arises when a tree encounters an attacker for which evolution has left it unprepared, and seldom has a tree been more helpless against an invader than the American chestnut against Endothia parasitica.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson