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seldom

[sel-duhm] / ˈsɛl dəm /


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Critics, seldom experts in interlinguistic transfer, will complain of translation’s infidelity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Their venom isn’t dangerous to people or pets and they seldom bite.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Never mind that children seldom have meaningful choice but to comply with caregivers’ demands and may be in therapy not to pursue their goals but due to external pressures.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

If arrested, they are seldom allowed to return home to their families anymore.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Danny had worked as a salesman at Oppenheimer and Co. and had pungent memories of Eisman doing and saying all sorts of things that sell-side analysts seldom did.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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