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rarely

[rair-lee] / ˈrɛər li /


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Insurers are not motivated to get it right the first time because denials are rarely appealed.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Those staid communities rarely figure into market discussions, though they control extraordinary sums.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Relegation is rarely - if ever - a good thing, but it can't be said they haven't made the most of a bad situation.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Punjabi music has always dominated the South Asian diaspora in the United States, on the television, humming from car stereos, mainly stayed inside those domestic spaces to private life that rarely entered into the mainstream.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

“Since you rarely grace me with your presence, even though I only live an hour away.”

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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