sometimes

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He said sometimes in the middle of the night when he’s tossing and turning, he imagines traveling street by street, just thinking about everyone on his mail route.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Over this decade’s bouts of inflation, big food companies have sometimes relied on price increase to push sales figures higher amid headwinds challenging item volumes.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

America’s publicly funded emergency-communications network has sometimes failed during the exact disasters it was built to endure, prompting a bipartisan push for tighter oversight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

If they didn’t there would be consequences: dismissal or resignation, and sometimes legal action.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Often he waited for half a day, sometimes for a whole day, and when I brought him food he wouldn't eat it for fear he would not be ready with the harpoon.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell