now and again
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This happens every now and again - the last actor to pop up at the Oscars without any major precursor recognition was Andrea Riseborough for To Leslie in 2022.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
That explains Monday’s action but with futures lower again early Tuesday, investors may want to glance at crypto trading every now and again today for clues on broader risk sentiment.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
Right now, the rascal in him slumbers, briefly glimpsed now and again behind dark shades.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
But now and again Mr. Boyd has offered readers a satisfying spy novel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025
They could see it running on into the wood, wide in places and open above, though every now and again the trees drew in and overshadowed it with their dark boughs.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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