a few times

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"They've asked me a few times to do it and the truth is that I'm just really scared," he said, adding he's "heavily dyslexic".

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Deborah famously tried to muzzle Ava a few times, only to back off when she realized that by hurting her protégé, she was wounding herself.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

In the 1970s, most Americans got economic news a few times a day through newspapers, radio broadcasts, and nightly TV news.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

“I tried Diet Coke a few times to much disgust,” Christina Ward, a writer, publisher and Coke Zero loyalist based in Milwaukee, wrote in an email.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The game’s called Rifle Range, and since I’ve gone with Dad to the shooting range a few times, I know my way around a rifle and target.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam