hardly ever
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It is the eternal question facing women's Test cricket: how do you improve at something that you hardly ever get the chance to do?
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Capybaras could attack if threatened, though they hardly ever do.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
Official documentation hardly ever matches the reality of how work is actually done.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
I hardly ever find really good antiquing things there, because those are at antique stores and they’re usually pretty pricey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
Shells hardly ever land in the same hole twice, I’ll get into it.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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