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Infrequently

/ɪnˈfriː.kwənt.li/adverb
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Infrequently means happening at rare or irregular intervals, not often or regularly in occurrence. This term adds nuance by emphasizing scarcity, which in modern contexts can heighten interest or concern, such as in data analysis where infrequent events might signal anomalies worth investigating.

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Research in linguistics reveals that adverbs like 'infrequently' are used about 30% more in written English than in spoken conversations, according to studies from the Corpus of Contemporary American English, highlighting how formal writing amplifies rare occurrences to add precision and emphasis.

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