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as in unmarried
not married
there was such a shortage of single men in the neighborhood that he had his pick of girlfriends
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as in sole
belonging only to the one person, unit, or group named
any view expressed on the newspaper's editorial pages is the single opinion of the writer of the column
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as in separate
not physically attached to another unit
the average price of single homes in the area
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as in lone
not being in the company of others
a restaurant where the single diner is made to feel welcome and given the same level of service as couples or groups
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as in individual
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as in unit
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as in maiden
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Recent Examples of single
Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Tunnel vision’s easy to fall into when working on a single project for a long period.
—Kate Guadagnino, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Amanda Davies, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
Then there was sophomore Michelle Qui winning two key singles matches and freshman Sania Goregaoker winning a singles match.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Rather than relying on a single product, adding related services like consulting or support strengthens customer relationships and creates recurring revenue.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Tunnel vision’s easy to fall into when working on a single project for a long period.
—Kate Guadagnino, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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But the 38-year-old has also enjoyed plenty of success on the singles circuit, winning nine titles and reaching the 2012 French Open final, while also climbing as high as No. 5 in the world.
—Amanda Davies, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
Then there was sophomore Michelle Qui winning two key singles matches and freshman Sania Goregaoker winning a singles match.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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Those percentages go up for single parents – 89% of unmarried fathers work, as do 77% of unmarried mothers.Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
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About 15% of adults between ages 25 and 34 cohabitate with an unmarried partner — a 12% increase from 10 years earlier.Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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But then there are the annoyances that truly seem created for the sole purpose of annoying.Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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This allows potential clients to get immediate answers, reducing friction and keeping the focus on booking a demo—its sole purpose.Rob Auld, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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And last month the board approved a contract for separate legal counsel from the county office — a move that is highly unusual for education offices, Fine said.Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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The data given to Cambridge included 20 years of gun owners’ warranty card information as well as a separate database of customers from Cabela’s, a sporting goods retailer with approximately 70 stores in the U.S. and Canada.Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
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Several warring factions exist within the Zone, as well as lone bandits and stalkers.Issy van der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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Since the program started in 2017, birdlife diversity has increased from just seven species to more than 60, and camera traps have caught golden monkeys, serval cats, and even a lone silverback passing through the reforested land.Chris Schalkx, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2024
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Many Democrats campaigned on a tax-the-rich agenda and advocated paying for other tax cuts by targeting those provisions, as well as rolling back the law’s tax cuts for corporations and individuals making more than $400,000 per year.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Webster-Bass is interested in using investigative storytelling through audio reporting to amplify the voices of individuals from diverse backgrounds.Talia Buford, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
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But the unit, which is last in the ACC in points allowed, forced Louisville to turn the ball over on downs at the Stanford 45 with five seconds left.Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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But when compared to last year’s unreliable defense that failed to close out numerous close games, much less help accelerate blowouts, what the unit is doing this year is a breath of fresh air in Boulder.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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Several presidents were among the passengers; Margaret Truman, a president's daughter, came along for the record-breaking maiden voyage.Steve Inskeep, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
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Rubio made a clumsy reach for a bottle of water, which turned his maiden venture on the national stage into a punchline.Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
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In an exclusive interview, one of the prosecutors cast doubt on a new piece of potential evidence the brothers have presented in court to challenge their convictions.Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
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In an exclusive interview with the Southern California News Group, Cloobeck, an entrepreneur who has worked across the hospitality industry, including in timeshares, said he is concerned by how unaffordable California has become.Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Single.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/single. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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