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He translated an infield single with an exit velocity of 37 mph into everyday language: “That’s driving in the school zone.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
There are around a dozen candidates, with those trailing Lula and Bolsonaro polling in the single digits.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
It remained in the Top 10 for 30 weeks, powered by the hit single “More Than a Feeling,” which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a hard-rock anthem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Nearly the entire statistical signal was coming from a single branch of the insect family tree.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
By the look of them it was a single deer, probably a buck: they don’t pick up their feet as high as hinds do, and Torak saw drag marks in the snow.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
After a trio of one-out singles from Teoscar Hernández, Alex Call and Hunter Feduccia, Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman each came up with the bases loaded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
In the Canadian Open men's singles in Montreal, Ben Shelton will face fellow American Brandon Nakashima in the final after both players won their semi-finals in straight sets, against Learner Tien and Rafael Jodar respectively.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
He is a quality player with a strut and arrogance that singles him out from the rest.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
But there’s been no word about Serena’s singles availability after her one-and-done exit at Wimbledon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
He paid the check and counted out five singles from the change.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
The board singled out the persistent bombing of German oil and communications facilities as a factor that impeded the resupply of the Nazi tank army.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
One of the most controversial grants that officials singled out for funds was recently dropped, the State Department official told ProPublica.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
It’s likely that you’re not being singled out for poor performance.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
A pitching change later in the inning, after Shohei Ohtani singled, gave Alfonzo a chance to grab a drink of water outside the dugout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Maggie was singled out in the New York Herald as “a very pretty, arch-looking, black-eyed and rather modestly behaved girl.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
"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
Meanwhile, Drew Wile, the other parent, suggested the principal was singling out athletes, noting other Ipswich High graduates were spotted with stogies after the June 7 ceremony.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Asked to name the best thing he ate during season two, he immediately says "everything" - before singling out a handful of pasta dishes, including one made with different types of mozzarella.
From BBC ● May 9, 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
We could get trashed by women as well, for singling ourselves out, putting ourselves forward.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
