from time to time
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That it might turn silly or obvious from time to time is not really a problem or unusual in these sorts of things.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
But the optimist in me still gets duped from time to time.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
"Every one of us has been in buildings from time to time that have asbestos in them," said Helen.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Sometimes, the hardest thing to do is to love someone from afar, and support them from afar, and quell those feelings of anger and/or confusion that may come up from time to time.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
“And to visit the graveyard. We come out here from time to time, now that there’s no one else to tend it.”
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
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