every so often
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IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said the risk in the sector “keeps me awake every so often at night.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026
Wins like at Twickenham come once every so often.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
The best approach is to build a sturdy foundation for your investments and to treat crashes the way insurance companies do natural disasters: know the odds and accept that they happen every so often.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
Streaming may have emptied theaters, but every so often a film breaks out, and crowds gather for the shared experience of something alive.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025
He looked up every so often, but he didn’t really see her as Dimple.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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