occasionally
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He occasionally offered commentary in verse, which earned him the title of poet-in-residence at CBS News.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Roberts said it did occasionally "feel like we've gone back in time", although they do have Wi-Fi access, unlike the island's seasonal guests.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
For the retired—and sometimes delusional and occasionally demented—residents of the Boroughs, mortality is already a preoccupation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
This idea suggests that humpback whales from different breeding populations may occasionally meet in shared Antarctic feeding areas.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
Everyone seemed to like them, even those who occasionally ate them, and rock bellies collected relationships in the same way squirrels gathered nuts—that is to say, with very little discretion.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Vocabulary lists containing occasionally
"Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates
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Excerpt from "Bad Boy"
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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