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lone woman



NOUN
spinster
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Standing 5’2” in FDA conference rooms where she had often been disregarded as the lone woman, Woodcock had fought for her status — sometimes, she said, pushed nearly to tears with frustration.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2025

When we spotted the lone woman she was initially oblivious to us.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2025

She was again the lone woman before Jessie Gaskell and Leah Krinsky later came aboard.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2024

That was true, too, of the March on Washington, where the lone woman on the organizing committee had to fight to get any speaking roles at all for women.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2023

Because I'm a lone woman, he thinks to impose upon the house.

From Fontainbleau by O'Keeffe, John




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