once or twice
idiom
: one or two times : a very few times
We've eaten at that restaurant once or twice.
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The Harris family gathers once or twice a year, but usually at one of the siblings’ homes, which is far larger than his parents’ bungalow.
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
The finding led the team to conclude that 13% of cases of mild dementia could be avoided if all middle-aged people exercised at least once or twice a week.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Currently, offensive strategies like penetration testing, vulnerability assessments and simulated breaches are typically conducted once or twice a year.
—Candan Bolukbas, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
People making such claims ignore the accumulating risk of long COVID, the constellation of long-term health effects caused by infection, in children who may get infected once or twice a year.
—Blake Murdoch, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2024
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
The finding led the team to conclude that 13% of cases of mild dementia could be avoided if all middle-aged people exercised at least once or twice a week.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Currently, offensive strategies like penetration testing, vulnerability assessments and simulated breaches are typically conducted once or twice a year.
—Candan Bolukbas, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
People making such claims ignore the accumulating risk of long COVID, the constellation of long-term health effects caused by infection, in children who may get infected once or twice a year.
—Blake Murdoch, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Once or twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/once%20or%20twice. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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