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Obesity rates have more than doubled since 1990, and once that number existed, public health systems and employers had something concrete to act on.—
Juliette Han,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026 My childhood friend’s dad told me once that every strength overplayed is a weakness, and that means that every weakness is born in a strength.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
17 June 2026 But once that ends, the energy around the World Cup is going to hit hard and the cup will spilleth over.—
Jesse Kirshbaum,
SPIN,
12 June 2026 But once that faith is shaken, timelines shrink.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for once that