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sometimes

[suhm-tahymz] / ˈsʌmˌtaɪmz /


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He sometimes looked bewildered in the witness box.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Bankers sometimes encourage companies to come out with slightly lower-than-expected ranges so they can raise them later citing strong investor demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Critics say this arrangement has sometimes blocked indictments by Japanese investigators, while the extraterritoriality of the US bases has deterred Japanese authorities from probing suspected soil pollution around them.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

Memory lapses, difficulty concentrating, and persistent exhaustion can interfere with everyday life, sometimes for years.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

They’re all taller than I am, so sometimes they picked a place right between the shallow end and the deep end, where they could stand and I couldn’t.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison


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