"una volta o l'altra" meaning in Italian

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Adverb

Etymology: Literally, “one time or the other”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|one time or the other}} “one time or the other”, {{lit|one time or the other}} Literally, “one time or the other” Head templates: {{it-adv|head=una volta o l'altra}} una volta o l'altra
  1. some time or another; one day
    Sense id: en-una_volta_o_l'altra-it-adv-iRdhin~u Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "2020, Barack Obama, chapter 25, in Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri",
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