hardly ever
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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
Pfeiffer: But we hardly ever see the baby.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
"Unfortunately we're maybe the only team that hardly ever scores from a set-piece and, even worse, we constantly concede," said Slot.
From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025
Tansy could ring the real bell-tower bell now, but she’d fallen in love with that durn cowbell, which was hardly ever out of her hand.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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