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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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A clean-up is under way after disorder was mainly concentrated along one street in the Greater Belfast area, where police deployed water cannon to disperse a crowd.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

"Adults travelling with children pay one reserved seat fee, but can select reserved seats beside them for up to 4 children on the same booking free of charge," the company said in a statement.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

They’re not wrong to ask; one of the deal’s lead underwriters predicted retail demand “never seen before.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

He said the number one issue raised at their recent AGM was a spike in youth-related crime issues.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Joey Guerrero is one of the few residents at Carville who isn’t using a fake name and false identity.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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