occasional
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There is almost no advertising, with an occasional exception like Apple putting a banner atop the page to get you to tune in to Apple TV for something.
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026
It is a very high action and he can just get the occasional one to hold up at the Pavilion End, as he did to great effect.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Michelle Obama’s famous “Kitchen Garden” passed the test, Jarvis said with a chuckle, providing fruits and vegetables for family meals — and the occasional state dinner — for years.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Sleuths are able to track the shipments, however, by following occasional pings from the shadow ships’ transponders, which are sometimes turned on for safety to navigate narrow straits.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Today the only sounds were the cawing of an occasional magpie and the dry leaves crackling underfoot as Jonathan and his golden retriever, Moose, walked along the trail.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
Vocabulary lists containing occasional
The Cay
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