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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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Ohtani was one of two members of the Dodgers starting rotation who left the game injured.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Fujimori will take over a country far different from the one her father inherited in 1990, facing significant challenges of her own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

With one out and runners on first and second, the Dodgers superstar, who had already reached base four times, was due up.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Others bemoaned the missed opportunities, wondering why Murrell couldn’t have gotten a Lamborghini or one of the cheaper Picassos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Tribal Chief Lapu Lapu on the island of Mactan was one of them.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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