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In 19th-century poetry, which of these would be most likely to appear as a shorter form of "often"?

often

[aw-fuhn, of-uhn, awf-tuhn, of-] / ˈɔ fən, ˈɒf ən, ˈɔf tən, ˈɒf- /


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But tackling them is, as Monaghan puts it, like whack-a-mole: "Some get taken down, others come up, often in different countries."

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

She often talks faster than I can listen, and listens faster than I can talk, grasping my meaning before I finish a sentence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Because brown dwarfs can often be observed directly, they give scientists an opportunity to study atmospheric processes that are much harder to investigate on most exoplanets.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

It’s the reason they are often used for packaging, and why they so stubbornly resist biodegradation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

The “tea” consisted of old leaves which had been crushed and reused so often they did little more than color the water.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom


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