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Recent Examples of one-man
Having played as a No 10 away to Sporting CP of Portugal in November’s Champions League game and operated almost as a one-man attack at times when Arsenal were down to 10 men at Wolves last month, Rice is becoming skilled at identifying space and breaking into it.
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Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Saadiq plans to touch down in three cities for a series of one-man shows at Los Angeles’ United Theater on Broadway, New York City’s Apollo Theater and his native Oakland’s Fox Theater.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
This gatling gun approach to conversation can be a bit much, often making the movie feel like a one-man show whose supporting cast is being held hostage, but that’s very much the point.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2025
Fresh off his recent Album of the Year win at the 2025 GRAMMYs for his contribution to Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter and a performance at the 2025 NBA All-Star game, the esteemed singer-songwriter has announced this one-man show, No Bandwidth: One Man, One Night, Three Decades of Hits.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 18 Feb. 2025
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Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Saadiq plans to touch down in three cities for a series of one-man shows at Los Angeles’ United Theater on Broadway, New York City’s Apollo Theater and his native Oakland’s Fox Theater.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
This gatling gun approach to conversation can be a bit much, often making the movie feel like a one-man show whose supporting cast is being held hostage, but that’s very much the point.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2025
Fresh off his recent Album of the Year win at the 2025 GRAMMYs for his contribution to Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter and a performance at the 2025 NBA All-Star game, the esteemed singer-songwriter has announced this one-man show, No Bandwidth: One Man, One Night, Three Decades of Hits.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-man
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The path to ethical AI is not a solitary journey for individual companies but a shared effort involving stakeholders from all walks of life.—
Madhava Rao Kunchala,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The multi-month grind of long, solitary hours and deadlines is also incompatible with the deferred pay model that many crew members working on 20-30-day indie shoots accept.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
4 Mar. 2025
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The shift began with Mr. Trump’s unilateral agreement with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin last month to open talks to end the Ukraine war without involving either Ukraine or America’s European allies.—
Ned Temko,
The Christian Science Monitor,
6 Mar. 2025
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The ugly name-calling and social media campaigns over the governor’s unilateral call in January for a special session on immigration were all but ignored, except for a brief mention by Perez during his opening remarks.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2025
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Create Content That Showcases Your Expertise: Start writing about your industry on LinkedIn, Medium, or personal blogs.—
Maha Abouelenein,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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In most cases, passengers are allowed one carry-on and one personal item bag, but some still manage to bring far more than their ticket permits.—
Julie Rousseau,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Mar. 2025
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However, the website was shut down the following day by Shopify, which hosts the brand’s e-commerce website, after the rapper reduced his online shop to a single T-shirt with a Nazi swastika displayed on the front.—
Carly Thomas,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Mar. 2025
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While the county isn’t seeing immediate growth, Endicott said that there’s 1,752 residential building permits for single family, duplex, triplex and four-plex developments.—
Taylor O’Connor,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2025
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Finding the correct balance between security and individual rights is a hard task that necessitates considerable consideration.—
Rohan Pinto,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Some may have been as small as an individual pine tree or patch of tanoak trees.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
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The dictator surrounds himself with loyalists whose sole purpose is to serve the dictator, while the citizens receive poor services, if at all, because of their incompetence.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Mar. 2025
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As documented in countless books and the movie Ford v Ferrari, the GT40 was developed with the sole purpose of ending Ferrari‘s dominance of endurance racing.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
3 Mar. 2025
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Frontier Airlines recently began selling hundreds of tickets as low as $19 one-way as part of its 'Hot Destinations' fare sale.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Feb. 2025
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Each one-way trip lasts 90 minutes, offering scenic views of the Pamlico Sound.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2025
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Even as sloppy or one-sided as Dawn’s subplots could be, Trachtenberg always transcended the material through her innate chemistry with Gellar.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
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Thursday night, a tie game after the first period turned one-sided in a hurry, as the Seattle Kraken scored four goals in less than six minutes and cruised to a 6-2 win at Climate Pledge Arena.—
Curtis Pashelka,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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“One-man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-man. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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