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It took a single clip to turn into a nightmare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Anyone who listens to this single on Cyrus’ 2017 album, “Younger Now,” can hear Parton’s bubbly voice behind that of her goddaughter, nestled between samples of phone messages the legend left for the pop songstress.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
Creevy said these broader groups can reveal more about what may be taking place inside cells than any single molecule alone.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
But they salvaged the inning when Teoscar Hernández drew a walk and Miguel Rojas smoked a single through the infield to tie the score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
It shoots into the outfield for a single, and the man in front of us yells, “Why would you pitch that guy up and in? Terrible pitch selection. Terrible!” and his kid boos some more.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
The Dodgers finally took the lead in the eighth, manufacturing a run with singles from Teoscar Hernández and Freddie Freeman on either side of a sacrifice bunt from Ben Rortvedt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Two-time US Open singles champion Williams has not qualified for a Grand Slam by ranking since Wimbledon 2021, which is also where she recorded her most recent singles win at a major.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Although Kacey Musgraves has singles in the Parton school of “let people live,” she doesn’t have the luxury of public neutrality that Dolly did.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
The bottom of the Dodgers’ lineup evened the score, with RBI singles from Alek Thomas, Hunter Feduccia and Alex Call.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Mickey Mantle had two singles, so Danny and I couldn’t boo him like we wanted to.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
Greens MP Konstantin von Notz, vice-chairman of Germany's intelligence oversight committee, singled out Russia over the weapons case.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Andy Pages already singled in each of his first two at-bats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Rubio also singled out Kennedy’s commitment to a meat-and-sauerkraut-heavy diet, saying the health secretary travels with his own food.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and the parent company of Coach and Kate Spade are all companies Khan has singled out for anticompetitive behavior, either as a professor or as the FTC Chair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
That wasn’t going to happen, but it was rare for me to get singled out like that in a good way.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
And doing so would raise troubling questions about why President Trump is singling out Governor Cook,” Lowell wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
"We improved performance across our key financial metrics," he said, singling out gains in net revenue and operating income among others.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Speakers condemned extremism in all its manifestations, but they also criticised the government for a lack of support, singling out recent budget cuts for queer organisations.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
The story shifts smoothly from one gear to another—character clash to loopy farce to middle-aged angst—in each case with so much insight that singling out a best scene or moment is impossible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
We could get trashed by women as well, for singling ourselves out, putting ourselves forward.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
