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King Caesar, an Okinawan lion god whose mythology (and theme song) are clearly inspired by Mothra, turned out to be a one-trick pony.
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Katie Rife, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024
Calling him a one-trick pony would be ignorant, but the 49ers are deploying four players with 100-plus total yards in the playoffs.
—Elizabeth Flores, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2024
The commercial real estate downfall isn’t a one-trick pony.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2024
The new retrospective of the Dutch painter Frans Hals at the National Gallery in London—the first major exhibition of his work since 1989—is a slightly nervous event for the most talented one-trick pony of the seventeenth century.
—Zachary Fine, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2023
The iPhone's new Action Button is more than a one-trick pony
Apple’s support page warns users that a device can get hotter when restoring it from a backup, using graphic-intensive apps, streaming high-quality video, and charging it wirelessly.
—Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 2 Oct. 2023
In the same way that Apple is turning to services to offset a slowdown in its core iPhone business, Coinbase is no longer a one-trick pony that relies entirely on trading revenue.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 4 Aug. 2023
Who has space in their kitchen for a one-trick pony?
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
Earlier this season, the SMU offense was deemed a one-trick pony, unabashed by its willingness to throw to senior receiver Rashee Rice whenever the opportunity presented itself.
—Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 16 Nov. 2022
Katie Rife, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024
Calling him a one-trick pony would be ignorant, but the 49ers are deploying four players with 100-plus total yards in the playoffs.
—Elizabeth Flores, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2024
The commercial real estate downfall isn’t a one-trick pony.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2024
The new retrospective of the Dutch painter Frans Hals at the National Gallery in London—the first major exhibition of his work since 1989—is a slightly nervous event for the most talented one-trick pony of the seventeenth century.
—Zachary Fine, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2023
The iPhone's new Action Button is more than a one-trick pony
Apple’s support page warns users that a device can get hotter when restoring it from a backup, using graphic-intensive apps, streaming high-quality video, and charging it wirelessly.
—Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 2 Oct. 2023
In the same way that Apple is turning to services to offset a slowdown in its core iPhone business, Coinbase is no longer a one-trick pony that relies entirely on trading revenue.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 4 Aug. 2023
Who has space in their kitchen for a one-trick pony?
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
Earlier this season, the SMU offense was deemed a one-trick pony, unabashed by its willingness to throw to senior receiver Rashee Rice whenever the opportunity presented itself.
—Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 16 Nov. 2022
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“One-trick pony.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-trick%20pony. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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