singular

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It’s a faithful facsimile—with a singular ingredient absent: the soulful performance of Al Pacino in the central role of the hapless bank robber Sonny.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“The WBD Board has been guided by the singular principle of securing a transaction that maximizes the value of our iconic assets and delivers as much certainty as possible to our shareholders,” Warner Bros.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

And there doesn’t seem to be a singular catalyst.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

And that the Dodgers have Shohei Ohtani, the greatest singular baseball talent ever — flanked on all sides by baseball A-listers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

No prose paraphrase can give any idea of Pindar, except, perhaps, something of his singular power for vivid and minutely detailed description.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton