seldom
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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
Noto has seldom bought stock in recent years.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
He seldom comments on the behavior of the competitors—their outbursts speak for themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
Anything more wheedlesome than that touching appeal was seldom heard, but Jo quenched ‘her boy’ by turning on him with a stern query, “How many bouquets have you sent Miss Randal this week?”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Vocabulary lists containing seldom
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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