lone
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One disappointed man with a Gallrein sticker walked out, while a lone barfly looked at a broadcast of a PGA golf tournament.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
Stocks fell broadly, with the energy sector the lone bright spot.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Southampton may try to argue that the spy was acting as a lone wolf, who took it upon himself to travel up to the Rockliffe Park training base 24 hours before the squad flew up.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Monte Carlo Liquors & Steak House is a lone brick island in a large asphalt lot that sits just over 100 feet from the Central Avenue Bridge that stretches over the Rio Grande in Albuquerque.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
No telephone, no register, just a lone piece of paper and a pencil.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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