once-in-a-lifetime

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Leaders’ visions of a once-in-a-lifetime economic opportunity collide with longtime residents’ desire to hold on to their quiet way of life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Or will people who got cold feet this week look back in a year and kick themselves for not reaping further gains during a once-in-a-lifetime technological revolution?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The Tonys were first and Cannes most recent to honor Streisand with the umbrella awards most appropriate for this once-in-a-lifetime artist.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Sienna was ecstatic to get tickets for a once-in-a-lifetime trip with her family to Florida from Santa at Christmas.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

It was a once-in-a-lifetime chance, impossible for her to resist.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson