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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Settling on a half-baked version of both leaves it in an awkward, tonally messy middle-ground that misses the mark more often than not.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
The Mets are trusting their process, and trusting that good approaches and hard hits will find grass instead of leather more often than not.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
The Celtics made 60 threes in Games 3, 4 and 5, and have continued to generate clean looks despite Kristaps Porzingis battling an illness that has kept him on the sidelines more often than not.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 May 2025
Sure, everyone wants to be an early selection, but more often than not, that leads to landing on a subpar team.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
The Mets are trusting their process, and trusting that good approaches and hard hits will find grass instead of leather more often than not.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
The Celtics made 60 threes in Games 3, 4 and 5, and have continued to generate clean looks despite Kristaps Porzingis battling an illness that has kept him on the sidelines more often than not.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 May 2025
Sure, everyone wants to be an early selection, but more often than not, that leads to landing on a subpar team.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
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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 7 Jun. 2025.
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