one for the book
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What is it like to revisit moments like this one for the book?
From Slate • Sep. 22, 2025
There are many, but two come to mind, one for the book itself and the other for what it spawned.
From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2019
It ran for six years, and its 12 Tony Awards — including one for the book by Mr. Meehan and Brooks — are still the most in Broadway history.
From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2017
A two-round score of 135 is one for the book in any golf tournament.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The peony was her favorite flower, and as soon as they were in blossom, Uriah sketched and engraved one for the book, as is seen on the title page.
From Poems With a Sketch of the Life and Experience of Annie R. Smith by Smith, Rebekah