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here and there

at this place and that; from place to place. We find rare books in used-book stores here and there. She didn't make a systematic search. She just looked here and there.

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here and there

in different places Towns are scattered here and there across this region of the country.

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here and there

1. In various places, as She's lived here and there, never for more than a year in one city. [c. 1300]

2. In various directions, hither and thither, as in She turned her eyes here and there, looking for him in the audience. [Late 1200s] Also see here, there, and everywhere.

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