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• Paramount+ is the one of the only places to stream the 2023 Tony Awards online in full.
  — John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2023
• The country is one of the only places in the world where the mid-ocean ridge stands above the waves.
  — Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
• And the whole thing, cooking three meals a day, that is one of the only keys to a man's heart.
  — Breanne L. Heldman, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
• Our tester noted the cost was one of the only drawbacks.
  — Jaylyn Pruitt, Health, 24 July 2023
• Bowie was one of the only British singers who would sing with an accent.
  — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 14 Apr. 2023
• One of our testers said this is one of the only sunscreen sticks she’s tried that didn’t sting her eyes.
  — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 2 July 2024
• The couple moved to Beverly Hills in the 1960s, and were one of the only Black families who lived in the area.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 5 May 2023
• And Appie Riem, who was one of the only other Orthodox kids in the class.
  — Time, 6 June 2023
• Along with the new starting lineup, Tuesday marked one of the only times the Heat has been whole this season.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2024
• In the years before Bob’s Red Mill was widely available, rice flour was one of the only gluten-free flours on shelves.
  — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 15 Feb. 2024
• Metro’s one of the only ones who can be versatile like that today.
  — Paul Thompson, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2023
• And it’s known to be one of the only banks prepared to extend loans to some of the riskier early-stage startups in the market.
  — Anne Sraders, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2023
• The district is one of the only in the state with a strong equity and inclusion statement.
  — Carmen Nesbitt, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
• This is one of the only times all your friends and family are here to celebrate you—why not dine with them?
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2023
• The foot stomps are one of the only percussive elements that keep coming back in to this movie.
  — Vulture, 27 July 2023
• This is one of the only machines on our list that uses a self-cleaning feature.
  — Laura Denby, Parents, 29 Feb. 2024
• That makes the Pixel 8A one of the only sub-$500 devices to get such a long software support window.
  — Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 7 May 2024
• The competition, which kicks off the dog show, is one of the only events in the show that allows non-purebred dogs to compete.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 May 2024
• Secondary sales like this remain one of the only ways that employees have to sell their shares.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 21 June 2024
• Police say the weapons are one of the only tools that officers have to keep themselves safe in volatile settings.
  — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
• But Sony is one of the only major studios that doesn’t own a streaming service.
  — David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2024
• The country is the sixth-highest greenhouse gas emitter in the world and is one of the only countries to not ratify the Paris Agreement.
  — Devika Rao, theweek, 30 Jan. 2024
• Some of the sampled areas are so remote that helicopters are one of the only ways to access them.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 22 May 2024
• This hybrid solar eclipse brought people from around the globe to the small town of Exmouth, one of the only places that had a view of the full totality.
  — Lilit Marcus, CNN, 22 Apr. 2023
• The Grapevine Bar might be one of the only spots in Dallas where its loyal customers would purchase decades-old stuff that was never new in the first place.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2023
• Games are one of the only things that people still have to — and want to — watch live in a world dominated by on-demand content.
  — Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Sep. 2023
• This will be one of the only regular television roles Berry has had her in career.
  — Joe Otterson, Variety, 8 July 2024
• Alaska Airlines is one of the only airlines that still awards status based solely on the number of miles flown.
  — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2023
• Literally one of the only truly good things about this app is being able to follow a crisis in near real time.
  — Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 26 July 2024
• For example, one of the only cars on-site that was not made in Pontiac is a 1980 Renault ‘Lectric Leopard, a goofy old attempt at a dependable electric car.
  — Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2024

Last Updated: 5 Oct 2024