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singular

[sing-gyuh-ler] / ˈsɪŋ gjə lər /




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Bill Birmingham, managing director at REX Financial, questioned whether singular, massive betting events make for stable, reliable earnings.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

Collins has profited quite handsomely from her singular access to and conflict with power.

From Salon Jul. 29, 2026

"The core constituency coming to these protests doesn't represent a singular interest group."

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Sony said the renovations will honor “its historic legacy and singular moviegoing experience,” leaving the iconic red and blue exterior lettering intact.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

All three turned to him, and their own daemons too, who had until then affected the extreme politeness of keeping their eyes modestly away from this singular creature, here without his body.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

Mike Evans, Geisinger’s chief pharmacy officer, said clinicians deal in singulars.

From Washington Times Jul. 1, 2018

The stylebook entry retains the old advice to try to write around the problem, perhaps by changing singulars to plurals, before using the singular they as a last resort.

From Washington Post Dec. 4, 2015

And there are what we call "singulars," which are those creations on bread that falls outside these other groups but are still vital to the sandwich landscape, like the muffuletta.

From New York Times Apr. 14, 2015

For more about there with singulars and plurals, see pages 111-112.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

Plural words are often treated as singulars in quantities and measurements of things like these: • Money: Bernice says $4 is too much for a cup of coffee.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner




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