single-track
adjective
sin·gle-track
ˈsiŋ-gəl-ˈtrak 
1
: having only one track
2
: lacking intellectual range, receptiveness, or flexibility : one-track
had a single-track mind incapable of adjusting to changes
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The result is sophisticated output that transcends typical single-track thinking.
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Lee Salisbury, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Proud nodded to the Denver system, which cut costs to $650 million for the nearly 40-mile project in part by keeping it mostly single-track.
—Idaho Statesman, 22 Aug. 2025
Locals began losing patience with what happened next: Nose-to-tail motorhomes on single-track roads, grill dads scorching seafront meadows with disposable barbecues, everywhere becoming an open-air toilet.
—Angus MacKinnon, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
The music industry learned this the hard way, when $25 CDs gave way to free (e.g., pirated) single-track MP3s, followed by streaming.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Despite being more than half a century old, the EP is treated like a new single on these rankings, since the U.K. charts group vinyl and CD sales into single-track categories.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The single-track trails, meanwhile, were off-limits.
—Maureen Gaffney, Outside Online, 30 Jan. 2025
Conflicting accounts came out of the meeting on whether Republicans will pursue a single-track strategy on budget reconciliation.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025
Chicago won 15-12. 1993: A Chicago, South Shore & South Bend Railroad commuter train raced by a red signal and crashed head-on into another train crossing a single-track gantlet bridge in Gary, killing seven.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
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Lee Salisbury, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Proud nodded to the Denver system, which cut costs to $650 million for the nearly 40-mile project in part by keeping it mostly single-track.
—Idaho Statesman, 22 Aug. 2025
Locals began losing patience with what happened next: Nose-to-tail motorhomes on single-track roads, grill dads scorching seafront meadows with disposable barbecues, everywhere becoming an open-air toilet.
—Angus MacKinnon, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
The music industry learned this the hard way, when $25 CDs gave way to free (e.g., pirated) single-track MP3s, followed by streaming.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Despite being more than half a century old, the EP is treated like a new single on these rankings, since the U.K. charts group vinyl and CD sales into single-track categories.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The single-track trails, meanwhile, were off-limits.
—Maureen Gaffney, Outside Online, 30 Jan. 2025
Conflicting accounts came out of the meeting on whether Republicans will pursue a single-track strategy on budget reconciliation.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025
Chicago won 15-12. 1993: A Chicago, South Shore & South Bend Railroad commuter train raced by a red signal and crashed head-on into another train crossing a single-track gantlet bridge in Gary, killing seven.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Single-track.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single-track. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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