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one

[wuhn] / wʌn /


NOUN
unspecified individual
Synonyms
STRONGEST


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


Example Sentences

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That’s not nothing: That makes me one of 400 people who together would have covered the cost of that missile.

From Slate • May 11, 2026

Helen McDade, one of Reform's 17 new MSPs, called for other parties to stop "posturing".

From BBC • May 11, 2026

I have many well-educated, capable friends, and only one has done this level of analysis.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

With no passengers or flight attendants, the flight was eerily quiet, and it was hard to remember to use the Nomadic call sign rather than “Spirit Wings,” said one pilot.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Sure, for about five seconds, I’d contemplated sending him outfit pics and asking which one made me look best.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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