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one

[wuhn] / wʌn /


NOUN
unspecified individual
Synonyms
STRONGEST


PRONOUN
a person or thing of a number or kind indicated
Synonyms
STRONG
WEAK


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“So I’m going to give it my all, and it’s going to be beautiful, and I think that’s why I’m doing it, because it’s like, one last hurrah.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

He has completed two missions aboard the International Space Station and carried out complex spacewalks, including one that could have turned deadly when his helmet began filling with water.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The scale of the problem shows that it won’t be one or the other.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

On debate stages, candidates still draw distinctions with one another, but they also compliment their opponents and highlight areas of agreement.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Stein, who runs a newspaper at Carville called The Star, has been one of Joey’s most ardent supporters.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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