rarely/seldom ever
idiom
: almost never : rarely
We seldom ever dine out these days.
She rarely ever drinks wine.
Note: Some people regard rarely ever and seldom ever as incorrect, but these phrases are common in speech and in informal writing.
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The reasons for these failures are rarely ever about the strength of the technology or the robustness of the AI models themselves.
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Anand Logani, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Top Performers ▪ Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has been consistent all camp, rarely ever throwing incompletions.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
True clarity rarely ever comes in the middle of chaos.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
For starters, the entire investigative file created by the DOJ and the FBI is seldom ever presented to the grand jury.
—Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
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Anand Logani, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Top Performers ▪ Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has been consistent all camp, rarely ever throwing incompletions.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
True clarity rarely ever comes in the middle of chaos.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
For starters, the entire investigative file created by the DOJ and the FBI is seldom ever presented to the grand jury.
—Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
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“Rarely/seldom ever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rarely%2Fseldom%20ever. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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