in a while
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It’s because in baseball, if you listen, and you’re not afraid to take a chance once in a while, even somebody with my lack of ability can stay around for a while,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Is disconnected eating happening once in a while, or is it the status quo for most meals?
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
And for the first time in a while, Apple will have one more thing up its sleeve to close out Ternus’s first iPhone launch event: a foldable iPhone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
“We’re going to go through some pain, and every once in a while, an industry has to go through a little bit of pain to reset,” Stack said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
He hadn’t seen me in a while, he says.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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