single

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Single adults who aren’t veterans account for most homeless households, at 78%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

His first major movie role in the U.S. came in 2009, when he starred in designer Tom Ford’s first major big-screen project “A Single Man.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

"As a woman rough sleeper, you're far, far less likely to be discovered rough sleeping and that's your route into services, into support, into accommodation," says Lucy Campbell from the Single Homeless Project.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Single cell profiling also allowed them to track which genes were active, which regions of DNA became accessible, and how those changes evolved.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Single words were preferred, and if you could get away with just nodding or shaking your head, even better.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss