unfrequent
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Weak puns are not unfrequent; and the diction but rarely reaches that exquisite felicity of comic phrase in which Pickwick and its successors excel.
From Dickens English Men of Letters by Ward, Adolphus William, Sir
Passages of this kind are not unfrequent in Stoical writings.
From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole
Pique, repique, and capot are not unfrequent; but the occurrence of carte blanche is exceedingly rare, occurring only about once in nine hundred deals.
From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis
Though not born to support a military character, he gave sufficient proofs of his courage, not only in public tournaments, which were then not unfrequent in Italy, but also upon more trying occasions.
From The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) by Knowles, John
It is not unfrequent that fossil remains of human bones and of animals are found embedded in the coral-reef limestone of Florida.
From Nature and Culture by Rice, Harvey