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Recent Examples of one-man
Nearby in the tiny, no-stoplight community of Leslie, Arkansas, which gets water from the Ozark system, the only dentist in town operates out of a one-man clinic tucked in the back of an antique store.
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Brett Kelman, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
Somewhere in Brooklyn, below where a family of four sleeps, a basement bunker is the home to a one-man jam session almost every night for six months of the year.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
He’s dominated as a one-man offensive show for a meek Canucks attack, scoring the most points-per-game of all defenceman in the NHL.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
In many ways, this was a good thing—being a one-man Swiss Army Knife was an effective way to learn a ton of different skills that would eventually help grow my business.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Brett Kelman, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
Somewhere in Brooklyn, below where a family of four sleeps, a basement bunker is the home to a one-man jam session almost every night for six months of the year.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
He’s dominated as a one-man offensive show for a meek Canucks attack, scoring the most points-per-game of all defenceman in the NHL.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
In many ways, this was a good thing—being a one-man Swiss Army Knife was an effective way to learn a ton of different skills that would eventually help grow my business.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-man
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Well, that and transforming a deeply solitary hobby into something much more communal.—
Leila Herrmann,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2025
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Of Kompany’s eight outfield substitutes on Tuesday, two — Lennart Karl and Jonah Kusi-Asare (both 17) have never played a Bundesliga or European minute for the club, and a third, Jonathan Asp (19) only has a solitary senior minute to his name.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Divisions at Home and Anxiety Abroad A growing chorus of House and Senate Republicans have called out Trump's trade policies and the unilateral way they were implemented.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration's plans include a unilateral 10% levy that took effect this weekend, as well as steeper tariffs on countries including China, Vietnam and Taiwan — nations that manufacture a significant number of devices and machine components for major U.S. tech companies.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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Florida’s slowdown in kindergarten vaccinations, which began after COVID arrived five years ago, mirrors a nationwide decrease in a post-pandemic world where politics, misinformation and personal freedom have muddied vaccination guidance and reduced trust in what the family doctor recommends.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2025
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The Knicks initially listed Towns as questionable due to personal reasons on the morning of their March 4 matchup against the Warriors.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2025
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The singer-songwriter first announced the single in January 2024 with an audio excerpt posted on Instagram.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Without a single source of truth, organizations struggle to make informed decisions, manage costs or build resilience in the face of unpredictability.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Apr. 2025
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Pathways on Google Cloud simplifies scaling beyond individual Ironwood Pods, allowing for the orchestration of hundreds of thousands of Ironwood chips for next-generation AI computational requirements.—
Maribel Lopez,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Tkachuk has not played for the Panthers since then but did begin skating again on March 31 and has spent the past two weeks doing individual drills to get his conditioning back.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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Garland has long been fascinated by failures of the human imagination, and the sole purpose of this 93-minute immersion test is to bring the unvarnished truth of what those SEALs experienced in Ramadi closer to home.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 Mar. 2025
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In January 2024, the man’s father died, leaving Sullivan as his sole caretaker.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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This summer, as a restricted free agent, new Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell signed him to a two-year deal that includes an NHL one-way contract next season.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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But in years past, agents might have escorted her to the San Diego airport and put her on a one-way flight to Vancouver, experts told USA TODAY.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
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Edwards was dominated and submitted in the fourth round by Sean Brady in a one-sided main event of a London crowd that was short on action.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Lots of one-sided books have addressed fossil versus renewable energies but a balanced view is rare.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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“One-man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-man. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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