as in sometimes
on some occasions
we do go to the library now and then, but not as often as we should
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As for Elisabeth, morsels of information trickle out now and then.
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Hunter Ingram, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024
Most of these objects pass by harmlessly, and the vast majority are too small to cause a global crisis even if a cosmic collision occurs, but every now and then a big one hits, to cataclysmic effect.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2024
Siblings are bound to have a little rivalry now and then—but that comes with the territory of spending so much time together.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 23 Sep. 2024
Every now and then, a little too smart for their own good.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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Hunter Ingram, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024
Most of these objects pass by harmlessly, and the vast majority are too small to cause a global crisis even if a cosmic collision occurs, but every now and then a big one hits, to cataclysmic effect.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2024
Siblings are bound to have a little rivalry now and then—but that comes with the territory of spending so much time together.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 23 Sep. 2024
Every now and then, a little too smart for their own good.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Now and then.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/now%20and%20then. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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