single person

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Or, to put it another way, out of a random group of 1,000 Americans, the richest single person owns about six times as much as the poorest 500 put together.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Family is everything to me, and I’m running to represent every single person in Senate District Two like they are family to me.'”

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Meanwhile, a comfortable lifestyle in retirement is estimated to cost £45,400 for a single person and £62,700 for a couple.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

An apartment that once held a couple with no kids now holds a single person.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

“I can’t think of a single person who’s done more for the men than you have. Who gave them chocolate-covered cotton?”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller