singular

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One speaks of a gladiator in the singular, but we learn from Mr. Sidebottom that there were at least nine different types of gladiator: the murmillo, the thraex, the retiarius, the eques and so on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

While watching the singular feat, Eden exclaims, “Call the news channels! We found a person who can actually levitate!”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

“The WBD Board has been guided by the singular principle of securing a transaction that maximizes the value of our iconic assets and delivers as much certainty as possible to our shareholders,” Warner Bros.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

And there doesn’t seem to be a singular catalyst.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Supernovae provided the explanation, and it was an English cosmologist almost as singular in manner as Fritz Zwicky who figured it out.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson