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lone wolf

[lohn woolf] / ˈloʊn ˈwʊlf /


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"They seem to think he was a lone wolf, and I feel that too," the president said.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

Woods was seen as a lone wolf in his pomp.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025

He’d been a cut-up since he was a kid, and this seemed like a better fit for his lone wolf personality.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2023

In March 2023, Belew spoke at the Imagine Solutions Conference in Naples, Florida, about how the narrative of the "lone wolf" actor distracts from the broader threat of the white power movement in America.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2023

Once Kapugen had told her that some wolves had tolerated a lone wolf until the day he stole meat from the pups.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George




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