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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Skies are probably partly clear more often than not and almost all of us can begin drying out.
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A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
These conversations more often than not gravitate toward the conventional markers of success—market share, competitive advantage, profit margins, and growth trajectories.
—Finnian Kelly, TIME, 8 July 2024
But more often than not, at least in Season 3, Carmy fails to make good on those initial charms.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 1 July 2024
Then, more often than not, losing out to another artist.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 24 June 2024
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A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
These conversations more often than not gravitate toward the conventional markers of success—market share, competitive advantage, profit margins, and growth trajectories.
—Finnian Kelly, TIME, 8 July 2024
But more often than not, at least in Season 3, Carmy fails to make good on those initial charms.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 1 July 2024
Then, more often than not, losing out to another artist.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 24 June 2024
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