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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Some prefer to wash once per month or so, though others advise washing seasonally—just once or twice per year.
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Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2025
One cleaner, wearing a deep-blue uniform, came by at least once or twice daily with a brush and passed it over the floor of the toilets.
—Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
In contrast, flexitarians who are heavy meat restrictors tend to eat like vegetarians most of the time and might only have meat once or twice weekly.
—Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 6 Mar. 2025
Key Ingredients: Ceramides, hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, glycerin When to Apply: CeraVe suggests applying small dots around the eye area once or twice a day, in the morning and/or evening.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025
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Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2025
One cleaner, wearing a deep-blue uniform, came by at least once or twice daily with a brush and passed it over the floor of the toilets.
—Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
In contrast, flexitarians who are heavy meat restrictors tend to eat like vegetarians most of the time and might only have meat once or twice weekly.
—Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 6 Mar. 2025
Key Ingredients: Ceramides, hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, glycerin When to Apply: CeraVe suggests applying small dots around the eye area once or twice a day, in the morning and/or evening.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Once or twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/once%20or%20twice. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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