as in seldom
not often
summer thunderstorms occur only rarely along the Oregon coast
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Those tools are rarely used by legislative committees.
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Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Scaling Operations and Overcoming Challenges The path to success is rarely smooth, and Kochnev has faced numerous challenges along the way.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
There is a tendency to expect gifted youngsters to either arrive fully formed or to develop on a linear path — the reality is rarely like that.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Apple, which rarely says when updates will be released, has confirmed that the update will come in April—and there are other neat updates coming alongside.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Scaling Operations and Overcoming Challenges The path to success is rarely smooth, and Kochnev has faced numerous challenges along the way.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
There is a tendency to expect gifted youngsters to either arrive fully formed or to develop on a linear path — the reality is rarely like that.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Apple, which rarely says when updates will be released, has confirmed that the update will come in April—and there are other neat updates coming alongside.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Rarely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rarely. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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