hardly ever
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Though the newsletters that make the grade rarely are at the top of the annual performance sweepstakes, they hardly ever are at the bottom either.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
The challenge with translating that into international soccer is that Pochettino hardly ever sees his players.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Capybaras could attack if threatened, though they hardly ever do.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
In one of the others, at Aston Villa, he had to go off at half-time, which was a shock in itself because Fernandes hardly ever misses a game.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026
Her breath makes a cloud of steam when she says, “No wonder she hardly ever talked.”
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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