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[wuhn] / wʌn /


NOUN
unspecified individual
Synonyms
STRONGEST


PRONOUN
a person or thing of a number or kind indicated
Synonyms
STRONG
WEAK


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"I am truly so grateful to have her as my mum," she said, describing her as "one of a kind".

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

That actually makes you a good candidate for an annuity — probably a lifetime one — because that money will never run out.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

Nostalgia, one concludes, seeped into stamps long before the current decline of paper mail.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Dumitru was jailed for three years and one month.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Joey Guerrero is one of the few residents at Carville who isn’t using a fake name and false identity.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

There were differences of opinion, sometimes substantial ones, about what should be done.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Hotter planetary bodies are mechanically weaker than colder ones, and the simulations showed that this difference can dramatically affect what happens after impact.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

They are still hurting, still missing the loved ones they lost, and they must surely be forever on alert for similar devastations that could come and upend their lives again.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

Butler said the best cat toys are the ones that offer a reward, like wands with strings, balls and catnip kicker toys.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

In Mama’s day married women—and unmarried ones “of a certain age”—wore black from the chin to the ground.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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