the one and only
noun
—used before the name of a famous person to say that there is no one else like that person
the one and only Elvis Presley
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Marc Malkin has a Just for Variety Red Carpet Rundown with the one and only Goerge Clooney.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 12 Nov. 2025
In the 50-second clip, viewers are transported back to the fictional Runway magazine office in New York City as the one and only Miranda Priestly struts through the halls in chic red heels.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2025
Otherwise, the bands are still being led by the same stellar jazz guitarist — the one and only Scofield — and still feature the same incredible cast of keyboardist Gerald Clayton, bassist Vicente Archer and drummer Bill Stewart working alongside the bandleader.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Tonal just launched its first reformer-style Pilates classes taught by the one and only Kristin McGee, who designed them with midlife women foremost in mind.
—Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 17 Oct. 2025
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 12 Nov. 2025
In the 50-second clip, viewers are transported back to the fictional Runway magazine office in New York City as the one and only Miranda Priestly struts through the halls in chic red heels.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2025
Otherwise, the bands are still being led by the same stellar jazz guitarist — the one and only Scofield — and still feature the same incredible cast of keyboardist Gerald Clayton, bassist Vicente Archer and drummer Bill Stewart working alongside the bandleader.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Tonal just launched its first reformer-style Pilates classes taught by the one and only Kristin McGee, who designed them with midlife women foremost in mind.
—Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 17 Oct. 2025
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“The one and only.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20one%20and%20only. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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