more often than not
idiom
: happening more than half the time
He wins more often than not.
More often than not, I stay home instead of going out.
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Long gone are the days of athletic gear seen as just a commodity: Performance components are a given, but appealing designs are too, more often than not.
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Martino Carrera, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
The antidote to a hedonistic season of life, for me, is recommitting to nights on my couch, cutting back on restaurant meals and cooking more often than not.
—Becky Hughes, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
The gathering place for guests is more often than not an old conservatory reimagined with a pink onyx and burgundy leather bar, set over a wood floor inlaid with marble leftover from another room in the home—with doors that open to an impressive garden.
—Kerry Pieri, Architectural Digest, 8 Jan. 2025
But more often than not, board members want the same thing the CEO wants: the unbridled success of the company.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Martino Carrera, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
The antidote to a hedonistic season of life, for me, is recommitting to nights on my couch, cutting back on restaurant meals and cooking more often than not.
—Becky Hughes, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
The gathering place for guests is more often than not an old conservatory reimagined with a pink onyx and burgundy leather bar, set over a wood floor inlaid with marble leftover from another room in the home—with doors that open to an impressive garden.
—Kerry Pieri, Architectural Digest, 8 Jan. 2025
But more often than not, board members want the same thing the CEO wants: the unbridled success of the company.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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“More often than not.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20often%20than%20not. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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