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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At least once or twice a week, his estimators need to be in either Dallas, Houston, or San Antonio to view a site.
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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
The few that do exist only allow people to pick up groceries once or twice a month.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
High-traffic areas may require daily vacuuming, but at the least, carpets should be vacuumed once or twice a week.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
The rise of columbaria at Catholic churches Jim Varallo would like to get to Calvary Cemetery on Lebanon Pike in Nashville more than once or twice a year to visit family members who are buried there.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Oct. 2025
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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
The few that do exist only allow people to pick up groceries once or twice a month.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
High-traffic areas may require daily vacuuming, but at the least, carpets should be vacuumed once or twice a week.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
The rise of columbaria at Catholic churches Jim Varallo would like to get to Calvary Cemetery on Lebanon Pike in Nashville more than once or twice a year to visit family members who are buried there.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Oct. 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 Nov. 2025.
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