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once

[wuhns] / wʌns /




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Investment among households and businesses tumbled in the quarter, with output in the construction sector declining once again, Insee said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The Tractor Boys have definitely got a goal or two in them and have already won once on the road, at Crystal Palace.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

He once called his Shakespearean bona fides "nothing but a preparation for sitting in the captain's chair of the Enterprise."

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

A beach parking lot that once accommodated up to 100 vehicles washed away, forcing visitors to park along the sandy shoulder of the road.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

He turns to go up the steps once again, and I latch on to his arm and gently pull him back toward me.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold


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