one-on-one
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Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce was being interviewed on national broadcaster ABC on Monday night when he interrupted the one-on-one to shriek "sit down!"
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
His friends and former clerks describe him as a quiet workaholic who tends to defer to other people in one-on-one conversations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Americans have largely heard about the famous French creche system of public daycares, but the French government also subsidizes the kind of one-on-one at-home care that many parents of infants prefer.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
One workshop is a Mindful Archery class, not to be confused with her other course Meditative Archery, which involves Jungian journaling; and there’s a one-on-one archery session with spiritual guidance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
There’s a reason why I can never beat Autumn in one-on-one basketball; my endurance is, and has always been, embarrassingly low.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Then it's just creating one-on-ones for our powerful ball carriers.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2024
They have had some wins in the one-on-ones with defensive linemen that we’ve seen the past two days since pads went on.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2023
“We’re bumping into each other in these intense one-on-ones trying to score and one-up each other,” Mazino says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
Dear Miss Manners: Being blown off for meetings, including my one-on-ones, has taken the wind out of my sails, professionally.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 19, 2023
In one-on-ones, advantage is to the shooter, especially if he’s as good as this guy.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
