unfrequent
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It is of very rare occurrence in the pine-forests of Scotland, and a still more unfrequent visitor to England.
From British Birds in their Haunts by Rev. C. A. Johns
It is most common in Spain, Southern France, and Italy, but is not unfrequent in many other parts of France, in Belgium, and the south of Germany, and Hungary.
From British Birds in their Haunts by Rev. C. A. Johns
The instances are not unfrequent in which persons have attained a high place both in politics and literature.
From Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland by Henry B. Stanton
Query, Is there a place correctly so called, or is this one of the misnomers not unfrequent among seamen?
From Notes and Queries, Number 85, June 14, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. by Various
A variety of urinary calculus—the uric acid—formed by concretions of this substance in the kidneys is a not unfrequent occurrence in connexion with gout; hence the well-known association of this disease and gravel.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
