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solo

[soh-loh] / ˈsoʊ loʊ /


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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

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

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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