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occasional

adjective
     
oc‧ca‧sion‧al S3 W3 [only before noun]
happening sometimes but not often or regularly:
He made occasional visits to London.
They had an occasional coffee together after shopping.
He only has occasional use of a car.
We should have enough money left for the occasional trip.
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