every so often
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But every so often — usually when the ground is shifting fastest — those invisible choices decide your returns.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
“He comes over to my house every so often, and we just hang out and do whatever,” Payne said of his then-2-year-old son.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
“You’d think we would’ve learned that lesson by now, but it seems like every so often we have to learn that lesson again,” he said.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
But every so often, a repair comes along that is so expensive it catches even the most seasoned homeowner off guard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
They sat at their table in the library, and James explained the mastermind code he’d come up with over the weekend, every so often looking over to where Maddie sat.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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