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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Jade is a no-fuss succulent requiring nothing more than bright indirect light and a nice big drink once or twice a month.
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Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Nov. 2025
Daily bathing meant having a bath or shower six or more times a week, while weekly bathers had a bath or shower once or twice a week.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Nov. 2025
The Northern Lights are typically only visible so far south once or twice per solar cycle, which usually lasts around 11 years.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
McGill got that look about once or twice a year for more than 10 years.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2025
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Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Nov. 2025
Daily bathing meant having a bath or shower six or more times a week, while weekly bathers had a bath or shower once or twice a week.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Nov. 2025
The Northern Lights are typically only visible so far south once or twice per solar cycle, which usually lasts around 11 years.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
McGill got that look about once or twice a year for more than 10 years.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2025
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“Once or twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/once%20or%20twice. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.
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