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one-time

[wuhn-tahym] / ˈwʌnˌtaɪm /
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“We heard loud and clear from investors that one-time awards should not be part of a pattern.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Proposition TE would grant a one-time exemption to that tax, offered only to homeowners in Pacific Palisades selling properties that were damaged or destroyed by the Palisades fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Once described as a perpetual prime minister-in-waiting, he finally got the top job in 2022, but only by forming an uneasy coalition with his one-time adversaries UMNO.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

The experimental treatment tested in the trial, called CTX310, is given as a one-time infusion.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

“I could collect a monthly check for the rest of my life or take a one-time cash payment. I took the cash payment. You never know about tomorrow.”

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson




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