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

Noto has seldom bought stock in recent years.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

It is clear Guardiola sees the Champions League as the pinnacle - seldom is he more animated than on a big European night.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Bombs without boots are seldom primed to have strategic impact.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

He was also poorly read, seldom wrote his own speeches, and, according to one member of his cabinet, “could not write a sentence without misspelling some word.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis