often as not
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Kiarostami isn’t one to judge his subjects—who, often as not, are just ordinary people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
She would send me her preliminary entries for a letter of the alphabet, in non-alphabetical order, mind you, and I would send her some sketches or, as often as not, a finished piece.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2024
It’s disturbing at times, yet sweet at others, and comic as often as not.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
The galleys are closed as often as not, and dispensing machines have handwritten out-of-order signs taped on them.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
Seems like, often as not, God was listening, for most times the rains would come when we needed them.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
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