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or ofttimes
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many times
children oftentimes don't realize how quickly time passes
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Mickey was the most popular of the write-in nominees across the states and counties reviewed, earning at least one vote (and oftentimes more).
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Addy Bink, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
While deeply different in temperament, approach and oftentimes apparent sanity, both are offering versions of a security paradigm on migration, with Trump pushing for immediate mass deportation, and Harris supporting a hard-right border security bill.
—Alex Rivera, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Bass-playing in a rock context is oftentimes the lone bastion of conservatism: Just keep the beat.
—Jordan Hoffman, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
Corrections to Musk’s lies from election officials like Michigan County Clerk Barb Bynum, who regularly uses her 25,000-follower account to share accurate information about how elections work, have oftentimes received far less engagement on the platform.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Addy Bink, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
While deeply different in temperament, approach and oftentimes apparent sanity, both are offering versions of a security paradigm on migration, with Trump pushing for immediate mass deportation, and Harris supporting a hard-right border security bill.
—Alex Rivera, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Bass-playing in a rock context is oftentimes the lone bastion of conservatism: Just keep the beat.
—Jordan Hoffman, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
Corrections to Musk’s lies from election officials like Michigan County Clerk Barb Bynum, who regularly uses her 25,000-follower account to share accurate information about how elections work, have oftentimes received far less engagement on the platform.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Oftentimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oftentimes. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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