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rarely

[rair-lee] / ˈrɛər li /


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Popes rarely address parliaments, trying to avoid overt political interventions.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

All-out attack is rarely a winning recipe in US Opens, but at the Riviera Country Club it very nearly paid off for Charley Hull.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Judicial misconduct is not rare, it just rarely comes to light.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

Before 1994, European teams rarely visited the U.S.; now the biggest clubs in the world make annual barnstorming tours across the country, regularly drawing crowds of more than 70,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

I rarely made a good ride, a full ride, but even if I had, you cannot learn much in eight seconds on an animal’s back....

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen




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