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one-horse
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If either achieves even half the cadence and reliability of Falcon 9, the private space industry will finally move from a one-horse race to a true competition.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025 -
The Athletic reported on Tuesday that Tottenham are in a one-horse race to sign the 27-year-old from Crystal Palace, after north London rivals Arsenal cooled their interest.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Jerkwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jerkwater. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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