solo
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Instead, many people lean toward prepared foods and often eat them solo.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
We needed that meat-and-potatoes solo, and Brendan could rip it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Something new to listen to: Six years ago, indie rocker Phoebe Bridgers’ last solo album became one of the defining records of the decade.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
A few days later, she learned the $393 package, which included a $150 solo surcharge and covered her round-trip airfare and hotel, would take her to Las Vegas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
A weak little guy like Ty, going solo without a powerhouse like Tariq to back him up?
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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While the United States is among a smaller group of countries that recognize jus soli, it is not alone in doing so.
From Salon ● May 24, 2026
She has a firm idea about the distinction between two very different theories of citizenship: jus soli, based on soil, and jus sanguinis, based on descent.
From Slate ● Apr. 1, 2026
Ireland was the last country in the region to allow unrestricted jus soli.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2025
Foreigners whose nationalities do not meet the jus soli or jus sanguinis principles can become Filipino citizens through the process of naturalization; however, they will have to renounce their previous citizenship.
From Encyclopedia.com ● Dec. 3, 2018
My two daughters, Messrs. Wild, Albert, and Föppel, together with an amateur, sang the soli, and the performance was faultless.
From The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers by George P. (George Putnam) Upton
He has edited his solos a little; they seem more concise, but they still achieve the same goal: liftoff.
From Salon ● May 28, 2026
Coltrane’s status had grown rapidly in the late 1950s with awestruck solos featuring what critic Ira Gitler called “sheets of sound.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Known for long solos, Rollins was considered among the best improvisers and told PBS he would go on stage with his mind blank and no plan beyond an awareness of the structure of the piece.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
To break up the song’s disco feel, studio guitarist Louie Shelton was brought in to add rock solos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
If your kid played solos in the band concert, it was okay if he didn’t bring home all As.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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He could have free soloed it, he says, but he would have been arrested.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
He started lessons at 15, soloed on his 16th birthday and had a flight instructor’s rating by the time he graduated high school.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2024
Dutch veteran Wout Poels soloed to victory Sunday after the tough trek in the Alps.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 16, 2023
MENDE, France — Michael Matthews soloed to victory on the 14th stage of the Tour de France on Saturday when defending champion Tadej Pogacar tried in vain to regain time on leader Jonas Vingegaard.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2022
Nils Politt soloed to victory on stage 12 of the Tour de France as Tadej Pogacar retained the leader's yellow jersey.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2021
There was also vindication for some of Lifeson’s more adventurous guitar work of the early ’80s, when he all but invented a new chime-laden language of soloing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
Honnold, 40, is known for free soloing, or climbing without ropes, harnesses and other equipment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
A special element of this particular track that proves his superior sense of melodic playing is the fact that Barry sings as he’s soloing, which can be heard if you listen closely.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
Somewhat like her husband, Ms. Mingus could be testy toward the group’s musicians, teasing them at times for playing too loudly or soloing too long.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2022
I worry it may influence people to think Alex Honnold is cool and free soloing is awesome and that’s something to emulate.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2022
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