alone

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For nearly two days, injured and alone, a U.S. aviator hid in a remote mountain crevice as Iranian forces and militias closed in on him with helicopters and drones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

He described the experience in his 1974 memoir Carrying the Fire, saying he felt "truly alone" and "isolated from any known life", but that he did not feel fear or loneliness.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

In the fourth quarter of 2025 alone, cable operators accounted for one out of every three new wireless customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

His hitting stats along with his pitching stats have to exceed the threshold of winning a Cy Young and MVP on pitching alone?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

In the first, E stood alone, in clothes made for her and passed down from family.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith