rarely ever
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A train involved in a fatal crash had accelerated past a red signal that was rarely ever on, investigators have found.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
All three elements are a slam dunk here for Perkins in a way that I have rarely ever seen outside of a legal textbook.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2025
California lawmakers have rarely ever overturned a governor’s veto.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2024
He’s a picture of beachy, California cool, rarely ever wavering from his even keel.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2024
It was the Hotel California of mental illness: patients who checked in rarely ever left.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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