seldom
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Compared with people who said they watched television "never" or "seldom," those who reported watching it "very often" showed broad structural differences throughout the brain.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
“Properties of this caliber, with such a rich legacy and expansive acreage, seldom become available.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
DR Congo have seldom faced top-20 ranked sides in recent years, bar Senegal and Morocco – and they have a poor record against both.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
The alternatives seldom carried the day, said Meade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
It was seldom that he ever moved his hands to speak at all—and then it was to say that he wanted to eat or to sleep or to drink.
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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