once
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Basically, child support is easier to enforce once a formal order exists.
From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026
The virus spreads from person to person through bodily fluids or exposure to the blood of an infected persons, who become contagious only once they display symptoms.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
The over 600 prints on display constitute one of just two complete sets of Sander’s monumental project in the U.S., and this is the only time they have all been shown at once.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Another study found that although healing tends to occur more slowly in people with diabetes, lesions do improve once the infection is treated.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
But when my evening piece of bread appeared on the door shelf, I scattered some crumbs and to my joy he popped out almost at once.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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