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[sing-gyuh-ler] / ˈsɪŋ gjə lər /




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Bill Birmingham, managing director at REX Financial, questioned whether singular, massive betting events make for stable, reliable earnings.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

This is one of the most singular films made in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

“Remake” is a truly singular piece of art, a self-reflexive rumination on life and the result of all its passions.

From Salon Jul. 24, 2026

And one of the most thorough goings-over Ms. Lam gives is to the singular steak and how to perfectly prepare one.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

What struggle there was in him between Nature and Grace in this interval, I cannot tell: only singular gleams scintillated in his eyes, and strange shadows passed over his face.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Mike Evans, Geisinger’s chief pharmacy officer, said clinicians deal in singulars.

From Washington Times Jul. 1, 2018

The stylebook entry retains the old advice to try to write around the problem, perhaps by changing singulars to plurals, before using the singular they as a last resort.

From Washington Post Dec. 4, 2015

And there are what we call "singulars," which are those creations on bread that falls outside these other groups but are still vital to the sandwich landscape, like the muffuletta.

From New York Times Apr. 14, 2015

Plural words are often treated as singulars in quantities and measurements of things like these: • Money: Bernice says $4 is too much for a cup of coffee.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

See page 53 for more about there with singulars and plurals. though/alt hough.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner




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