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solitary

[sol-i-ter-ee] / ˈsɒl ɪˌtɛr i /


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The company is one of just a handful of players pioneering neutral-atom architecture, and serves as the public market’s solitary vehicle for investing in the technology.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Arthur Milton was the last man when he played the first of six Tests in 1958 - seven years after he won his solitary England football cap against Austria.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

“I thought it was just a nice idea to write a song about a solitary guy. It wasn’t until years later, when I went into Freudian analysis, that I understood that it was always me.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Now that he was out of solitary confinement, Havens’ interest in gang politics had disappeared.

From Slate • May 2, 2026

“Many people have a hobby…. The difference between the normal range and the eccentricity observed in Asperger’s Syndrome is that these pursuits are often solitary, idiosyncratic and dominate the person’s time and conversation.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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