once or twice
idiom
: one or two times : a very few times
We've eaten at that restaurant once or twice.
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Hold each for 30 seconds per side, then repeat once or twice more, before moving on to the next stretch on the list.
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Jenny McCoy, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
Some family members who can only visit once or twice a year would rather cash out.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
Fierman suggests using the below methods about once or twice a year as needed to keep your iron in tip-top shape.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
This is a seismic shift and a collective admission that the old ways of assessing risk once or twice a year are no longer enough to survive, let alone thrive.
—David Benigson, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Jenny McCoy, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
Some family members who can only visit once or twice a year would rather cash out.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
Fierman suggests using the below methods about once or twice a year as needed to keep your iron in tip-top shape.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
This is a seismic shift and a collective admission that the old ways of assessing risk once or twice a year are no longer enough to survive, let alone thrive.
—David Benigson, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Once or twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/once%20or%20twice. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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