on occasion
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Fortunately, at least on occasion these do reappear and give us some exciting new research opportunities.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
Few would dispute that on average or even at the median, males may be bigger and more powerful than females, or that in certain contact sports the difference may be telling and on occasion dangerous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Bredenbals acknowledges, however, that on occasion she does hear colleagues express reluctance to let the more productive workers leave the workshop.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Mills told the Journal at the time that he would tell his traders on occasion to “cut California some slack” and sell it for less.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
She would sometimes call just to check in on me, and on occasion she would invite me over when Ms. Parks came to town.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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