single out
Example Sentences
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“Public-health policies that single out non-U.S. citizens won’t prevent viruses from crossing our borders,” Jeanne Marrazzo, CEO of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, said in a statement.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Crucially, the proposal speaks about all asset classes and doesn’t single out any particular type of investment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Youth coaches are notoriously reluctant to single out individual players for assessment.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
Beverly Hills officials insist the city did not unfairly single out Brown and stressed the incident was a code-enforcement matter, not one involving policing issues.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
Justice Thurgood Marshall acknowledged as much in his dissent in Bostick, noting “the basis of the decision to single out particular passengers during a suspicionless sweep is less likely to be inarticulable than unspeakable.”
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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