lone
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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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