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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Shake gently once or twice a day to enhance the infusion.
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Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
After that, Wendt took over as Bill’s brother, though Mantegna returned once or twice over the years.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
But at $55 per child, per session once or twice a week, tutoring still ate into the family’s budget and her children’s free time.
—Maria Benevento, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2025
The Browns’ 4-year-old company delivers windshield wipers once or twice a year to subscribers.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 14 May 2025
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Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
After that, Wendt took over as Bill’s brother, though Mantegna returned once or twice over the years.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
But at $55 per child, per session once or twice a week, tutoring still ate into the family’s budget and her children’s free time.
—Maria Benevento, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2025
The Browns’ 4-year-old company delivers windshield wipers once or twice a year to subscribers.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 14 May 2025
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“Once or twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/once%20or%20twice. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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