one of the only
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: one of very few : one in a small class or category
That was one of the only times I ever saw my father cry.
This is one of the only places in the world where the plant is found.
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Paramount quickly greenlit a sequel, a no-brainer in an era in which horror is one of the only sure bets left at the box office.
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Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
North Carolina, however, is one of the only southern states that hasn’t instituted the type of strict ban that have made abortions nearly impossible to obtain.
—Amanda Seitz, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
In 2014, the state’s then-governor, Republican John Kasich, signed an education reform bill making Ohio one of the only states that required CTE courses for middle school students.
—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2024
Blanchett is perhaps one of the only modern actors who could pull off Catherine's complexity.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
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Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
North Carolina, however, is one of the only southern states that hasn’t instituted the type of strict ban that have made abortions nearly impossible to obtain.
—Amanda Seitz, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
In 2014, the state’s then-governor, Republican John Kasich, signed an education reform bill making Ohio one of the only states that required CTE courses for middle school students.
—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2024
Blanchett is perhaps one of the only modern actors who could pull off Catherine's complexity.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
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“One of the only.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20of%20the%20only. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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