: many times : frequently
are often puzzled and sometimes annoyed by the ways of other peoples—
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They go out to dinner fairly often.
How often do you call your mother?
The condition often returns even after treatment with antibiotics.
I often take a walk during my lunch break.
He travels more often than I do.
The disease is diagnosed most often in children.
They seem to be getting into arguments more and more often.
It's not often that I get to enjoy a day off.
Water the plants often enough to keep the soil moist.
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This has created bottlenecks for social workers and police officers who often struggle to find spots for people voluntarily asking to get clean.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Multi-year studies were interrupted and often unrecoverable, loss of support personnel to manage animal facilities and lack of resources to purchase mice, inability to purchase routine critical supplies and equipment.
—D. Scott Schmid, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Avoid using nitrogen-heavy fertilizers, watering the grass more often than needed, or letting the grass get too tall since mowing longer grass means cutting more than ⅓ of the blade.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
The title may have the tang of a prog-rock album, but the book is witty, minutely detailed, and braced by common sense—a welcome gift in an often obsessive environment.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Multi-year studies were interrupted and often unrecoverable, loss of support personnel to manage animal facilities and lack of resources to purchase mice, inability to purchase routine critical supplies and equipment.
—D. Scott Schmid, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Avoid using nitrogen-heavy fertilizers, watering the grass more often than needed, or letting the grass get too tall since mowing longer grass means cutting more than ⅓ of the blade.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
The title may have the tang of a prog-rock album, but the book is witty, minutely detailed, and braced by common sense—a welcome gift in an often obsessive environment.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Often.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/often. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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