often as not
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Kiarostami isn’t one to judge his subjects—who, often as not, are just ordinary people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
But that unit has been allowing goals in multiples as often as not the past few weeks.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2023
By then he had jettisoned his first name: The English, he discovered, were flummoxed by the guttural consonant of “Chaim” and pronounced his name “Shame” as often as not.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
But as often as not, it appears to be a decent strategy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2023
As often as not, though, she relied on herself.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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