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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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One of the 15 least-developed countries in the world, the DRC has some of the richest land on the planet, notably in copper, cobalt, coltan and lithium.

From Barron's • Jul. 3, 2026

One of her concessions was to agree to a new route through southwestern British Columbia, as opposed to her earlier bid to build a pipeline to the northern Pacific coast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026

One poll found only a fifth of adults aged 18-29, people like Luke, think the Dream remains a possibility.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

One of the scientific papers accompanying GWTC-5 focuses specifically on identifying patterns among hundreds of black hole systems and what those patterns reveal about how these objects form.

From Science Daily • Jul. 2, 2026

One glorious, nippy November day when all of Holland was singing with me, the doorbell rang.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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