1
as in only
being the one or ones of a class with no other members
that's the one author I would stand in line for hours to get an autograph from
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2
as in certain
known but not named
one person that I know said that it was the best movie he had ever seen
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
Numerous reports have attributed retailers' changes to theft, with customers ringing up items under ID codes for similar but less-expensive ones or simply failing to scan all the items in their carts.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
What has been surprising about this election compared with previous ones?
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
Numerous reports have attributed retailers' changes to theft, with customers ringing up items under ID codes for similar but less-expensive ones or simply failing to scan all the items in their carts.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
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“One.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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