more often than not
idiom
: happening more than half the time
He wins more often than not.
More often than not, I stay home instead of going out.
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In fact, trying to appeal solely to one specific generation more often than not hurts rather than helps.
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Lynette Rice, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
Cash or checks are always nice, but that money will more often than not go toward basic expenses like a phone bill or car payment.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
They’re united by a certain soulfulness, and, more often than not, a musical element that brings it out.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2024
And despite the administration’s mantra that arms sales promote peace and stability, more often than not they have been used to abuse human rights and suppress movements for democracy.
—William Hartung, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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Lynette Rice, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
Cash or checks are always nice, but that money will more often than not go toward basic expenses like a phone bill or car payment.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
They’re united by a certain soulfulness, and, more often than not, a musical element that brings it out.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2024
And despite the administration’s mantra that arms sales promote peace and stability, more often than not they have been used to abuse human rights and suppress movements for democracy.
—William Hartung, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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“More often than not.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20often%20than%20not. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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