as in sometimes
on some occasions
we occasionally stop for ice cream on the way home
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Far from portraying a group of traditional nudes, the series focused insistently on penises, buttocks, and occasionally but notably, vulvas.
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Richard Meyer, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
Hackers occasionally find ways to exploit them, as seen in Apple’s latest advisory.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
Since then, they could only be glimpsed occasionally on the zoo's social media feed (including rolling around in the flurries during a snowstorm earlier this month).
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
But releases must go on, albeit with occasionally altered circumstances.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
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Richard Meyer, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
Hackers occasionally find ways to exploit them, as seen in Apple’s latest advisory.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
Since then, they could only be glimpsed occasionally on the zoo's social media feed (including rolling around in the flurries during a snowstorm earlier this month).
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
But releases must go on, albeit with occasionally altered circumstances.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Occasionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occasionally. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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