single-handedly

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In the span of five seconds, Brunson had single-handedly given the Knicks a lead they would not relinquish, going on to win 105-95.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Then the music falls away and Akylas sings directly to his mum, who raised him single-handedly during Greece's financial crisis.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Having single-handedly “removed the shadow of history from our relationship,” he decreed that it was time to “leave behind the ideological battles of the past” and walk forward together into a “new era.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

“Today’s plunge in the oil market should single-handedly shave off $0.45/gallon, implying the national average pulling back to around $3.70,” Molchanov wrote.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

The aptly named Savage proceeded single-handedly to upset Fiji’s balance of power.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond