1
: that moves in or allows movement in only one direction
a one-way street
2
: one-sided, unilateral
a one-way conversation
3
: that functions in only one of two or more ways
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Southwest Airlines is capping domestic fares at $200 for one-way trips of up to 500 miles, at $300 for up to 1,000-mile trips, and more than 1,000-mile trips at $400.
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Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 2 May 2026
Iran also directly struck two Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers in the United Arab Emirates, while a near-miss from an Iranian one-way attack drone damaged a third AWS data center in Bahrain.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026
As for the conversion of Galena Boulevard and New York Street from one-way to two-way, there likely won’t be much of an impact on the traffic on those roads, at least not once people get used to the change, according to Bauer.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Since the start of the war, the Pentagon has invested over $300 billion into one-way attack drones and tools to defend against Iran.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
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Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 2 May 2026
Iran also directly struck two Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers in the United Arab Emirates, while a near-miss from an Iranian one-way attack drone damaged a third AWS data center in Bahrain.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026
As for the conversion of Galena Boulevard and New York Street from one-way to two-way, there likely won’t be much of an impact on the traffic on those roads, at least not once people get used to the change, according to Bauer.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Since the start of the war, the Pentagon has invested over $300 billion into one-way attack drones and tools to defend against Iran.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
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“One-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-way. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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