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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From partnering with nonprofits to drive social impact to enhancing your business’s sustainability efforts, strong, intentional collaboration is more often than not an absolute necessity.
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Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Much more often than not, there is an annual boost in benefits, but sometimes this is not the case—in 2016, there was no increase due to low inflation.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Many A-list stars such as Robin Williams have appeared on the series after hitting it big, but, more often than not, binging old seasons of Law & Order is like watching the stars of tomorrow in some of their first roles, from Timothée Chalamet to Sarah Paulson to Kerry Washington.
—Madeline Boardman, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2025
This is an important chart because, more often than not, an overbought RSI in the EWG/SPX ratio has marked a key top.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025
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Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Much more often than not, there is an annual boost in benefits, but sometimes this is not the case—in 2016, there was no increase due to low inflation.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Many A-list stars such as Robin Williams have appeared on the series after hitting it big, but, more often than not, binging old seasons of Law & Order is like watching the stars of tomorrow in some of their first roles, from Timothée Chalamet to Sarah Paulson to Kerry Washington.
—Madeline Boardman, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2025
This is an important chart because, more often than not, an overbought RSI in the EWG/SPX ratio has marked a key top.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025
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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 26 Mar. 2025.
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