singular
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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
“His motivation was singular: pure, unrelenting greed,” prosecutors wrote in a court filing, adding that his “crimes always sought to advance and maintain his exorbitant lifestyle, replete with Bentleys, globe-trotting vacations, and a $200,000 watch.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
An investigation might not come up with a singular answer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Remake” is a truly singular piece of art, a self-reflexive rumination on life and the result of all its passions.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
But the strangest thing of all to Ben was the singular realization that Ogden Loring was the most popular teacher in Calhoun High School.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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
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
See page 53 for more about there with singulars and plurals. though/alt hough.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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