one of the only
idiom
: 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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According to a release, Badlands is one of the only albums in music history to have every song RIAA certified gold, platinum or multi-platinum.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2025
Getty Images Musk and Vance remained cordial even when Musk was feuding with the White House over the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, with Vance being one of the only figures in the Trump administration that did not draw Musk's ire on social media.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Baldwin has been one of the only bright spots in a lost season for the Braves.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Jackson County property taxes Jackson County is one of the only counties in Missouri that doesn’t value most of its properties significantly below market rate.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2025
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2025
Getty Images Musk and Vance remained cordial even when Musk was feuding with the White House over the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, with Vance being one of the only figures in the Trump administration that did not draw Musk's ire on social media.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Baldwin has been one of the only bright spots in a lost season for the Braves.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Jackson County property taxes Jackson County is one of the only counties in Missouri that doesn’t value most of its properties significantly below market rate.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2025
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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 Aug. 2025.
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