seldom
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"Our work is a prime example of how evolution seldom invents things from scratch," says Daniel Kronauer, head of the Laboratory of Social Evolution and Behavior at Rockefeller.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
There has seldom been a time when both the Test and white-ball sides have shared concurrent success - could this Kiwi combination finally make that happen?
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
It wasn’t long ago that cycling had fallen into a data-obsessed wasteland in which teams rode conservatively and winners seldom took risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
For decades, so much water has been taken that the river seldom meets the sea in Mexico, and its delta, once filled with lush wetlands and forests, has shriveled to stretches of dry riverbed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
It was seldom that Biff ever discussed one customer with another.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
Vocabulary lists containing seldom
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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