singular
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"The core constituency coming to these protests doesn't represent a singular interest group."
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
He described the Fed’s objective as singular and its success as assured.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
“None of us had really any idea what to expect, but it’s so weird and so fun with such a singular vision,” says Bowie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
To those who view Wilder’s stories as true examples of American self-determination and singular grit, that may read as sacrilege.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
It struck me as a singular implication that you couldn’t be out of a counting-house, you know, and look about you; but I silently deferred to his experience.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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
In the meantime, when you do use stand-ins for singulars, get them right.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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