single-track
adjective
sin·gle-track
ˈsiŋ-gəl-ˈtrak 
1
: having only one track
2
: lacking intellectual range, receptiveness, or flexibility : one-track
had a single-track mind incapable of adjusting to changes
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Conflicting accounts came out of the meeting on whether Republicans will pursue a single-track strategy on budget reconciliation.
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John Parkinson, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025
Chicago won 15-12. 1993: A Chicago, South Shore & South Bend Railroad commuter train raced by a red signal and crashed head-on into another train crossing a single-track gantlet bridge in Gary, killing seven.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
The parks sits on 156 acres and contains eight single-track mountain bike trails covering six miles.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 31 Oct. 2024
The collection of looped single-track paths began its evolution from old livestock and mining trails with the development of the (unofficial) Hawes Trail in 1989.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
One tester used this headlamp to pedal up and ride down a wooded single-track trail after work.
—Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Presley’s Sun Studios sessions, with guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, were recorded live to single-track mono tape by label owner Sam Phillips, which means any real remixes of the songs have always been impossible.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
Opened last summer, the new single-track path is just a few miles from downtown Prescott and provides connectivity with several popular forest trails like Wolverton Mountain as well as the 51-mile Prescott Circle Trail.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2024
Guided hikes, yoga, pickleball, tennis, archery, line dancing lessons, mountain biking on miles of single-track trails, and rides in an all-terrain vehicle to see the resort’s 500-acre elk preserve are some of the many open-air options.
—Allison Tibaldi, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
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John Parkinson, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025
Chicago won 15-12. 1993: A Chicago, South Shore & South Bend Railroad commuter train raced by a red signal and crashed head-on into another train crossing a single-track gantlet bridge in Gary, killing seven.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
The parks sits on 156 acres and contains eight single-track mountain bike trails covering six miles.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 31 Oct. 2024
The collection of looped single-track paths began its evolution from old livestock and mining trails with the development of the (unofficial) Hawes Trail in 1989.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
One tester used this headlamp to pedal up and ride down a wooded single-track trail after work.
—Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Presley’s Sun Studios sessions, with guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, were recorded live to single-track mono tape by label owner Sam Phillips, which means any real remixes of the songs have always been impossible.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
Opened last summer, the new single-track path is just a few miles from downtown Prescott and provides connectivity with several popular forest trails like Wolverton Mountain as well as the 51-mile Prescott Circle Trail.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2024
Guided hikes, yoga, pickleball, tennis, archery, line dancing lessons, mountain biking on miles of single-track trails, and rides in an all-terrain vehicle to see the resort’s 500-acre elk preserve are some of the many open-air options.
—Allison Tibaldi, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Single-track.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single-track. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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