at some time or other
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—used when the specific details about when something is or was done are not important or have been forgotten
Everyone has felt that way at some time or other in their lives.
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All of them have, at some time or other, served up comfort, even deliciousness, in the liminal space that is an airport.
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2024
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2024
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“At some time or other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20some%20time%20or%20other. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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