one-time

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Still, economists warned that several of February’s biggest gains reflected one-time factors unlikely to repeat.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The airline will cut costs through measures based on the price of oil, Woo wrote, adding that the moves are "not merely a one-time" initiative but a chance to "strengthen our structural foundation".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

When their bus breaks down on the way to a showcase, a troupe of ballerinas led by “Dance Moms” alum and one-time Sia protégée Maddie Ziegler becomes stranded in a remote hotel-bar-dungeon-arms factory outside Budapest.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Stripping out one-time items, earnings were 27 cents a share.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

A one-time pad contained randomly generated sets of numbers, organized in groups of five, that were added mathematically to the encoded, numbered messages.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau