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In September, Langley's country smash Choosin' Texas overtook Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You to become the longest-running number one single in US chart history.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Lewis-Skelly plays as the single pivot, linking the back part and the front part of the team.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 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
This startup wants to double the world’s compute—without building a single data center.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
At the top a door opened into a single room that was obviously cooking, eating, and sleeping quarters all at once.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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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
She singles out Martika’s 1991 collaboration with Prince, “Love … They Will be Done” as her own anthem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Martell's cover of the song One Day at a Time, written by Marijohn Wilkin and Kris Kristofferson, reached the top of the UK singles chart for three weeks in October 1979.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 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
Though past his peak, he still played a mean game of singles.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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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
President Nelson Mandela singled out Cronje in 1996 for the "excellent manner" in which he captained the Proteas.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
That proved costly when Tatis singled on the next pitch, sending Salas to third, from where he scored on Dustin Harris’ sacrifice fly, putting the Padres ahead to stay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Both governments have singled out agriculture as a promising area for growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
“You are right! I know you’re right! Isn’t it so, Ancient? How else could a man become so rich in a few months’ time, unless Pharaoh had singled him out for favor?
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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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
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
Mr. Urban has natural swagger and he’s the best aspect here, although that’s like singling out the most fragrant part of a swamp.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
I know he’s making eye contact with all of us as he speaks but I can’t help but feel that he’s singling me out as he waxes pirate poetic.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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