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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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For instance, movement of one leg is mainly governed by the neural circuits for that leg.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

As they walked away, one of their tags fell to the ground: “I want to be famous,” it read.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Lozano points to weather and climate monitoring as one potential application.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

But men metabolize testosterone in different ways, meaning a healthy level for one might be low for another.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

In 1998, one hundred and fifty years after his terrible accident, the town of Cavendish, Vermont, held a medical seminar and festival to honor Phineas Gage.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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