seldom
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But Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson suggests a lot of these concerns are already baked into today’s market price, which is why it seldom pays to wait too long to get involved.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
There is a further step, seldom discussed but increasingly plausible.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 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
It was seldom that he ever moved his hands to speak at all—and then it was to say that he wanted to eat or to sleep or to drink.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
Vocabulary lists containing seldom
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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