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lone

[lohn] / loʊn /


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Stunning biologists, a lone coyote swims to Alcatraz.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

The lone exception is Marriner Eccles, the Fed chair from 1934 to 1948.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

"They seem to think he was a lone wolf, and I feel that too," the president said.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

Joel Edmundson had the lone score for the Kings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

They passed a few lone houses sitting off by themselves under gnarled trees.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye




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