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as in exclusive
belonging only to the one person, unit, or group named
the landowner has sole rights to the property, so he can do whatever he wants to with it
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as in only
being the one or ones of a class with no other members
the eldest son became the family's sole support
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as in toe
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Recent Examples of sole
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
Eligibility for Overdraft Coverage is determined by SoFi Bank in its sole discretion.
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Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
14 June 2026
Press through the sole of your foot and squeeze your glutes to straighten your right leg, then lift your left foot to meet your right.
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Jenessa Connor,
Health,
10 June 2026
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Adjective
Hannah Minghella, who was previously head of feature animation and live-action family film will now focus sole on animation.
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Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
Eligibility for Overdraft Coverage is determined by SoFi Bank in its sole discretion.
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Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
Noun
The sole is comfortable, cushioned, and the style is easy to slip on and off.
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Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
14 June 2026
Press through the sole of your foot and squeeze your glutes to straighten your right leg, then lift your left foot to meet your right.
—
Jenessa Connor,
Health,
10 June 2026
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The platform, which formerly only offered deals on flights, will offer standalone hotel bookings and better value through flight and hotel bundle offerings Travelers will gain access to exclusive pricing that is otherwise unavailable when booking flights and accommodations separately.
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Attorneys for the challenger Sullivan argued that the Constitution lays out three exclusive qualifications for the Senate — age, citizenship and residency.
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Powell became emotional again when the prosecutor said Walton’s sister – his only close surviving relative – fully supported the decision to set him free.
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The Toronto fan base, which landed a finalist at every position and two outfielders, is Langeliers’ only true obstacle left to overcome en route to a starting job at the All-Star Game.
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No dipping your toe in Pride month!
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The toe area is also slightly raised to help your toes grip the shoes naturally.
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Which is my personal favorite color.
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Yet modern soccer stars are also their own personal brands.
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That could lead to Arraez making it in as a reserve, or the Giants’ lone selection or selections being a pitcher or pitchers.
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The sun was blinding, my lone witness.
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Your yearnings whet the underside of her tongue, as familiar as the thrum of her own pulse.
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All of which could have made her a comic-book heroine with a haunted underside, if the move had a haunted underside.
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That was the most of any player in that tournament, earning Kane the Golden Boot that year and tying Lineker’s record for the most goals by an England player in a single World Cup.
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Under state law, any single gift — or multiple gifts from the same source that add up to $50 or more during the annual period — must be disclosed.
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Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan.
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Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.
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“Sole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sole. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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