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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The Wildcats will be favored more often than not. Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025 Observe your environment Learn to recognize generalities and patterns in your environment that, more often than not, track with pollution. Matt Fuchs, Time, 10 Sep. 2025 Geno Smith threw for 362 yards against New England's secondary that often looked confused and was second to react more often than not. Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025 Herbert was sacked three times, but had time to throw more often than not. Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for more often than not

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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 18 Sep. 2025.

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