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Recent Examples of one-man
Call it a one-man eight-run swing and yet both games ended in defeats for the Angels.
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Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
As secret same-sex love stories all too often do, Aaron’s love for Xavier, and Xavier’s one-man campaign to mitigate Hollywood’s homophobia, come to a tragic and suspicious end.
—Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Brunson still controls the game, but the offense isn’t a one-man show.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 June 2026
Like boat captain Terry, Waddell has spent decades entertaining, enlightening and engaging tourists and locals alike, drawing upon Clemens' writing for his one-man shows.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 31 May 2026
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Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
As secret same-sex love stories all too often do, Aaron’s love for Xavier, and Xavier’s one-man campaign to mitigate Hollywood’s homophobia, come to a tragic and suspicious end.
—Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Brunson still controls the game, but the offense isn’t a one-man show.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 June 2026
Like boat captain Terry, Waddell has spent decades entertaining, enlightening and engaging tourists and locals alike, drawing upon Clemens' writing for his one-man shows.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-man
Adjective
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Keep a distance from tall, solitary trees or other elevated structures.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 June 2026
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Based on the New York Times bestselling DC/Vertigo graphic novels from Bourdain and Joel Rose, with artwork by Langdon Foss and Alé Garza, the story follows a solitary sushi chef, Jiro.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
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Several other unions also filed unfair labor practices over the unilateral nature of the policy change, which was originally set to be implemented on July 1, 2025.—
Kassia Bonesteel,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Legal challenges are likely Legal experts say the unilateral imposition of tariffs against 60 economies at once is unprecedented.—
Paxton Honerkamp,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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While the chain has expanded to almost 200 locations, local community and conservation (the company has preserved millions of acres of land for wildlife) are at the core of not only Bass Pro but also Morris’s personal ethos.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Threat to legacy players For decades, a handful of companies have dominated the household goods and family and personal care categories.—
Amelia Lucas,Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
7 June 2026
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The Knicks trailed in every single game against San Antonio and were down as many as 10 in the fourth quarter of Game 5.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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On June 8, Kentucky State Police Post 11 in London, Kentucky, responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash involving a pedestrian on Interstate 75 northbound near the 62-mile marker in Rockcastle County.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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Coffee lovers were stuck with their local shops, grocery stores, or hunting down individual roaster websites.—
Kelsey Legg,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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So the company has built infrastructure that can handle the hard parts once, so individual teams don't have to keep re-solving them.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Failure to respond within the required timeframe may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner, in Sponsor’s sole discretion.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
8 June 2026
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With the win, Alcantara earned his 57th career win to move past Josh Johnson into sole possession of third place on the franchise’s all-time wins list.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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The disagreements seem to be one-way in that the sheriff wants to change the wording of agreements now rather than on the contract’s closing date.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
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For its report, Skyscanner calculated one-way flight costs, average hotel prices, and the three-night trip cost.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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Questions rarely stay one-sided for long.—
Wengel Gemu,
Vanity Fair,
12 June 2026
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In contrast to the article’s framing of a one-sided right‑wing assault on science, some conservative and centrist commentators argue that the larger problem is the politicization of universities and research institutions by the left.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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“One-man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-man. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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