singular
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Jensen Huang spent decades honing a singular ability to cultivate relationships with politicians around the globe, growing Nvidia into one of the world’s most valuable companies and the engine of the artificial-intelligence boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s grant of clemency to the 548 people under a death sentence in his state is a singular event in the history of America’s death penalty.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2026
Marvel Studios described him as "a singular talent, a generous collaborator and a true gentleman".
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
"His sonorous voice and singular talent will forever be synonymous with indelible performances in every genre," the statement said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
From close by there was a chaos of singular lights, flashlights bouncing off the trees, shuffling polyester shorts, the squeak of gym sneakers on a wooden floor.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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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
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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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