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one

[wuhn] / wʌn /


NOUN
unspecified individual
Synonyms
STRONGEST


PRONOUN
a person or thing of a number or kind indicated
Synonyms
STRONG
WEAK


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Chae, the defector, said her hope was that the North's isolated people are not one day simply forgotten by the outside world.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Even if the Fed hikes one, two or three more times, he says it won’t matter for that swath of the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

“To name someone the closer, you have to be one of the best. You have to be elite and dominant at what you do.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Or you might be one yourself - attached to a pillow that's soft enough to settle into but robust enough that it's not bunched into a ball by morning.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Joey is outgoing, friendly, and not one to sit quietly.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

He believes smaller companies will outperform big ones in the coming years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

"It's time to take responsibility for making bold choices, even unpopular ones," he said earlier this year.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

If Carr was the star of last year's show, then perhaps his fellow TV funnymen could be the ones to watch this time around.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

This time, he has installed several high-capacity electric pumps to replace the diesel ones, aiming to grab even more floodwater.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

But, that these women here in front of us—these very ones.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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