not infrequent
idiom
: occurring rather often : common
Problems with the network have become a not infrequent occurrence.
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While swim-offs are not infrequent at Olympic trials to break ties and decide spots in a semifinal or final — Connolly had to win one Tuesday night just to get the eighth and final spot in Wednesday night’s final — it is believed there had never been a swim-off to decide a U.S. Olympic roster spot.
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Dave Sheinin, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
Museums can sponsor patron discussions of these not infrequent difficult situations and get new ideas on how to handle them.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 15 May 2024
When the company was barred from hotels because of race, a not infrequent occurrence in the United States and abroad, Ms. Robinson insisted on staying wherever the other dancers stayed.
—Ian Zack, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
During the operation, the surgical team removed adhesions, a kind of internal scarring not infrequent after previous surgery.
—BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2023
During the operation, the surgical team removed adhesions, a kind of internal scarring not infrequent after previous surgery.
—BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2023
If Buckley is campaigned in supporting, there could be a scenario that finds both of the women nominated, which is not infrequent happening in the supporting categories.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Sep. 2021
People lashing out in public in expressing opposition to masks is a not infrequent occurrence lately, as Hugo's Tacos can attest.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 30 June 2020
For all the razzle-dazzle — and not infrequent controversy — that surrounds them, the Globes are not considered a particularly reliable harbinger for the Oscars.
—Josh Rottenbergstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2023
Dave Sheinin, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
Museums can sponsor patron discussions of these not infrequent difficult situations and get new ideas on how to handle them.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 15 May 2024
When the company was barred from hotels because of race, a not infrequent occurrence in the United States and abroad, Ms. Robinson insisted on staying wherever the other dancers stayed.
—Ian Zack, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
During the operation, the surgical team removed adhesions, a kind of internal scarring not infrequent after previous surgery.
—BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2023
During the operation, the surgical team removed adhesions, a kind of internal scarring not infrequent after previous surgery.
—BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2023
If Buckley is campaigned in supporting, there could be a scenario that finds both of the women nominated, which is not infrequent happening in the supporting categories.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Sep. 2021
People lashing out in public in expressing opposition to masks is a not infrequent occurrence lately, as Hugo's Tacos can attest.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 30 June 2020
For all the razzle-dazzle — and not infrequent controversy — that surrounds them, the Globes are not considered a particularly reliable harbinger for the Oscars.
—Josh Rottenbergstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2023
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“Not infrequent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20infrequent. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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