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Treating the Lawson criterion as a single unchanging threshold overlooks physical processes that can substantially alter the requirements for ignition.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
The midfielder - who retired from international football after the World Cup - has also played every single minute for Brighton in all competitions, nine games so far.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
“This is very much still a problem, not attributed to a single model or company,” said Etienne Brisson, chief executive of AI-victim support group Human Line Project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
If she persists, you may wish to make it clear that being single and without children does not mean that you have to abide by other people’s wishes.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
In the middle of it, one solitary switchboard stall, and in front of it, a single stool.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
On Friday, it broke into the top five of the UK singles chart, while on TikTok, thousands of videos use Ashe's song to highlight red flags in their own relationships.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
At Wimbledon next year, the most expensive standard seat for both the men's and women's singles finals will be £400, £50 more than 2026, and more than double the cost from 2017.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
In seven innings, Yamamoto gave up one run on four hits, all of them singles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Frustration with online dating in Japan is fueling a surge in business for matchmaking services, whose ads in the Tokyo subway advise singles to “leave life’s fateful encounters to the pros.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
We got two singles sandwiched around a strikeout and the crowd got ugly.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
To be quite honest, I had singled her out at the assisted living facility for her good looks and “normality.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Days before, he delivered a characteristically crude address that singled out CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins in front of a hostile crowd, eliciting angry boos and vicious chants.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026
After his escape from the Nazis, Ortiz made his way to the U.S., enlisted in the Marine Corps and was immediately singled out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The prime minister told reporters that "I don't think it's fair for football fans to be singled out", as he suggested a change could be trialled.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Buddy singled me out, hesitating there in the red jacket.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
Even the slumping Freddie Freeman contributed to the Dodgers’ 11-hit attack, ending an 0-for-11 slide with a broken-bat single in the fourth then singling again in the eighth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
This level of detail is the essence of his songwriting—by singling out the character actor from films like “Contact” and “Armageddon,” he shows how we fixate on ephemera as a way of avoiding existential terror.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
In his remarks on Monday, the president made a reference to the anger at the time, singling out opposition in Europe in particular.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
"We improved performance across our key financial metrics," he said, singling out gains in net revenue and operating income among others.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
I don’t want Peeta singling himself out as a target for the Gamemakers’ anger.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
