one by one

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Pratt declined interview requests and did not give a speech, opting instead to talk to voters one by one in Sherman Oaks.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

They are announced one by one, starting from the bottom of the scoreboard -- thereby stretching out the suspense until the very end.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

It describes a situation in which particles such as photons are so deeply linked that their properties cannot be fully understood one by one.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

I put it all into a spreadsheet, one by one, and then waited to see if there would be some kind of grand, larger message.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

“There is that,” Abuelita said, reaching out to caress our faces one by one, listening to our unhappy sighs.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall