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[sing-guhl] / ˈsɪŋ gəl /




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Still, no single asset class leads forever, Zandi said, which is why diversification is recommended.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Making better chips for AI is increasingly about how they are laid out and stitched together—not just cramming together as many transistors as possible on a single piece of silicon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

If you’ve heard the song “APT.” with Bruno Mars — which you probably have; it was the bestselling global single last year — then you know Rosé.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

That's because the east-central African country has managed to put together a single plan with the requisite financial backing and ambition to make the project work.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

At 4:55 they’ll line up single file and enter the control room, church-mouse quiet, and stand behind each of us at their assigned stations.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Since suffering a first-round exit at Wimbledon in June, Boulter has won just three of the nine singles matches she has played on the WTA Tour.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Then Teoscar Hernández and Andy Pages hit opposite-field singles to move Ohtani around the bases and give the Dodgers a 1-0 lead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Now a prominent commentator, McEnroe was a tennis phenomenon in the 1970s and ’80s, winning seven Grand Slam singles titles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

It is the 21st year in a row that Djokovic has won at least one singles title.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

I felt around in her coat and found a five-dollar bill and three singles in one pocket and her striped scarf rolled up in the other.

From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead

Luis Lara singled him home, scoring a runner in scoring position.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

To be quite honest, I had singled her out at the assisted living facility for her good looks and “normality.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

But disappearing messages and images have been singled out previously as posing particular risks for child or teen users of some apps.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Days before, he delivered a characteristically crude address that singled out CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins in front of a hostile crowd, eliciting angry boos and vicious chants.

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026

Embarrassed at being singled out that way, Hannah spun around, right into the arms of a girl her own age, who looked at her with great, startled green eyes.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen

Even the slumping Freddie Freeman contributed to the Dodgers’ 11-hit attack, ending an 0-for-11 slide with a broken-bat single in the fourth then singling again in the eighth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 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

Mamdani spent his mayoral campaign last year beating the drum on affordability, singling out the high cost of housing as a driving force behind people leaving the city.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

I don’t want Peeta singling himself out as a target for the Gamemakers’ anger.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins




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