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rarely

[rair-lee] / ˈrɛər li /


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Some clients complained that even if Microsoft reached out, the messages rarely made sense.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

Legal experts said that Trump's request to reconsider its previous June rejection was an unusual long-shot legal manoeuver, as the court rarely grants similar requests.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

By contrast, eusociality has appeared only rarely in other insect groups, including termites, thrips, aphids and a small number of beetles.

From Science Daily Aug. 15, 2026

A productive historian and polemical journalist, Hobsbawm rarely used archival research, but he knew European history.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

But despite his Nazi trappings, he rarely talked about his political beliefs.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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