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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The two would only meet once or twice a year, Knapp said, because Crooks did not require any special attention.
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Pilar Arias, Fox News, 17 July 2024
The American players are playing games, six, seven, eight times a week and practicing maybe once or twice.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2024
Just shake 1-2 times, apply 2-3 drops once or twice daily, and watch your skin transform.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2024
Much of the work takes place at the Harold Washington Cultural Center, with rehearsals once or twice a week.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2024
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Pilar Arias, Fox News, 17 July 2024
The American players are playing games, six, seven, eight times a week and practicing maybe once or twice.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2024
Just shake 1-2 times, apply 2-3 drops once or twice daily, and watch your skin transform.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2024
Much of the work takes place at the Harold Washington Cultural Center, with rehearsals once or twice a week.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2024
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