one-on-one
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The private dinner is the first one-on-one meeting between the two men, according to US media including Axios, which first reported the dinner plan.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
“Ted, you suck! Ted, you suck!” several hundred students chanted for nearly 10 minutes on Saturday morning, standing behind the Republican and booing as Davis attempted to conduct a one-on-one interview.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
He also went one-on-one with the Elche keeper and had the opportunity to score a debut goal.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Pagoria considers herself a cool boss, not because she’s a laugh-a-minute but because “when I’m one-on-one with one of my direct reports, I’m only with them.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Coach Mustilli worked with me one-on-one during practice for at least thirty minutes every day until he was confident he could turn me loose with the rest of the saber fencers.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
She also schedules weekly one-on-ones with her direct reports and makes a point of not checking emails or doing anything else to divide her attention during those meetings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
“The years of ‘Your Special Day’ of one-on-ones with each grandkid are some of their fondest memories,” the family said in her obituary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025
Then it's just creating one-on-ones for our powerful ball carriers.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2024
They have had some wins in the one-on-ones with defensive linemen that we’ve seen the past two days since pads went on.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2023
In one-on-ones, advantage is to the shooter, especially if he’s as good as this guy.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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