once or twice
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: one or two times : a very few times
We've eaten at that restaurant once or twice.
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Yet over the past 66 million years, mammals across the globe have repeatedly gone down this path—not once or twice, but at least a dozen times.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2025
Nearly nine in 10 already use generative AI at least once or twice a week.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
Picture someone tossing random seeds into bare soil, watering once or twice, and ending up with a backyard jungle of blooms.
—Deryn Davidson, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025
The remaining flights operate either once or twice per week.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2025
Nearly nine in 10 already use generative AI at least once or twice a week.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
Picture someone tossing random seeds into bare soil, watering once or twice, and ending up with a backyard jungle of blooms.
—Deryn Davidson, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025
The remaining flights operate either once or twice per week.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 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 27 Aug. 2025.
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