solo
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Slade star Dave Hill is set to release his debut solo album, paying homage to some of his old haunts in Wolverhampton.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
After further negotiation, Fochesato was offered a solo ticket in a lower level in the outfield for Game 1 and the opportunity to buy three more in the upper deck for Game 2.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
The only way going solo can have a negative impact on you is during the ticket-buying process for reserved seating events.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
Styles launched his solo career in 2017 after becoming a global star in One Direction.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
They made over nine thousand solo flights in their fast and dangerous Yak fighters—about half of those were combat missions, and 125 were air battles.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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While the United States is among a smaller group of countries that recognize jus soli, it is not alone in doing so.
From Salon ● May 24, 2026
John Skrentny, a sociology professor at the University of California, San Diego, believes that, though birthright citizenship or jus soli is common throughout the Americas, "each nation-state had its own unique road to it".
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2025
The aforementioned Republic Act observes a couple of legal principles that many countries around the world have incorporated into their legislation: jus soli and jus sanguinis.
From Encyclopedia.com ● Dec. 3, 2018
In truth, more than 30 other countries in the Western Hemisphere alone have some form of jus soli, where birth automatically confers citizenship.
From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2018
To conclude this brief description, we can choose no better words than these: "Gloria soli Deo."
From The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 3, March, 1891 by Charles W. Wood
“Listening to his solos brings up so many childhood memories,” Derbez tells The Times over Zoom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Theirs is that rare music chronicle that offers transcriptions of mandolin solos along with detailed arrest records.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
He has edited his solos a little; they seem more concise, but they still achieve the same goal: liftoff.
From Salon ● May 28, 2026
It's known for focusing on traditions of faith and hope - with Christian praise voices delivered through upbeat tempos, clapping choirs and powerful solos.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
I’m talking high notes, low notes, harmonies, solos.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
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He could have free soloed it, he says, but he would have been arrested.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
But the two-time champion soloed to victory on stage 14 and followed that up by dismissing his competition on a gruelling climb to the stage 15 finish in Plateau de Beille.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2024
He started lessons at 15, soloed on his 16th birthday and had a flight instructor’s rating by the time he graduated high school.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2024
Dutch veteran Wout Poels soloed to victory Sunday after the tough trek in the Alps.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 16, 2023
MENDE, France — Michael Matthews soloed to victory on the 14th stage of the Tour de France on Saturday when defending champion Tadej Pogacar tried in vain to regain time on leader Jonas Vingegaard.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2022
Honnold, 40, is known for free soloing, or climbing without ropes, harnesses and other equipment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Bluesy licks, long a central part of her sound, lead fluidly into bebop lines and more modern language; her soloing seems to encapsulate the history of jazz piano while looking ahead into its future.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
These are the artists whose aggressive improvisation, rhythmic thrust and fiery soloing put hard bop on the map.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2022
Somewhat like her husband, Ms. Mingus could be testy toward the group’s musicians, teasing them at times for playing too loudly or soloing too long.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2022
I explored my psychological background and how that made me interested in climbing and then eventually free soloing.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2022
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