occasional
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Scientists believe the dirt also provides bacteria and minerals absent from junk food - which is completely unlike the monkeys' typical diet of herbs, leaves, seeds and the occasional insect.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
He’s a contractor/carpenter and has money in a high-interest savings account from occasional cash-paying jobs, but he’s never put together any retirement strategy, so he has no investments.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
The regular navy operated Iran’s big battleships largely for prestige and occasional long-range deployments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Fury had to be watchful at times as Makhmudov did land occasional overhand rights, but the Russian was largely one-dimensional as Fury took a wide decision with scorecards of 120-108, 120-108 and 119-109.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
We sat in silence for a few minutes, the only sounds coming from the shifting logs in the fire and Duuzuu’s occasional questioning coos.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
Vocabulary lists containing occasional
The Cay
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
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