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Recent Examples of one-man
Outside of Ryan Donato, a one-man shooting machine, Nazar is second among the Blackhawks over the last 18 games with 7.35 individual scoring chances per 60 minutes in all situations, minimum 200 minutes.
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Scott Powers, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
David Pastrnak has been a one-man wrecking crew, tallying goals at a blistering pace.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
The actor is speaking from the rehearsal stage of his one-man production, running Friday, Jan. 24, to Feb. 22 at London’s Riverside Studios.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
Varas explained a factor in that will be fueling the confidence of Lozano that San Diego FC will not be a one-man show.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
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Scott Powers, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
David Pastrnak has been a one-man wrecking crew, tallying goals at a blistering pace.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
The actor is speaking from the rehearsal stage of his one-man production, running Friday, Jan. 24, to Feb. 22 at London’s Riverside Studios.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
Varas explained a factor in that will be fueling the confidence of Lozano that San Diego FC will not be a one-man show.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-man
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After a couple of range-finding kicks and a solitary jab, Salkilld stepped into range and landed a hammer of a straight right that sent Jubli crashing to the canvas.—
Simon Head,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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What sets Friedrich apart from everyone else is that solitary human being and his dual nature: both a tiny speck in the universe and the center of it all.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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Despite the breadth of Trump's unilateral actions, congressional oversight seems nakedly absent — a fact that some argue will only embolden Trump.—
Meredith Conroy,
ABC News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Nevertheless, TikTok remains active, and Congress sits silently, simply allowing this unilateral usurpation of power by a president.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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But the group's efforts have also sparked several lawsuits, with consumer advocates and Democratic lawmakers raising alarms earlier this month after DOGE gained access to the Treasury Department's payment system, which stores personal data for most Americans.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2025
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Warren and others have pointed out that Musk may well have a personal interest in defanging the C.F.P.B.—
John Cassidy,
The New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2025
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That would leave an even smaller 217-215 majority for a few months – so House Republicans can't lose a single vote and still pass bills.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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Softer interest rates sparked a year-end buying frenzy that boosted developers’ unit sales in November to the highest sold in a single month in over a decade.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes,
9 Feb. 2025
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Through fiscal year 2023, the IRS examined 0.44% of individual returns filed for tax years 2013 through 2021, according to the latest IRS Data Book.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2025
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More Entertainment: 5 Marvel Cameos That Need to Happen in 'Captain America: Brave New World' Spider-Man is the highest-grossing individual superhero of all time in cinema, having made over $11.151 billion at the box office.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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The Fountainhead has long been nearly the sole exception that seemed to at least ostensibly concern designing buildings.—
Anthony Paletta,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
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In 1875 Hutchinson became the sole proprietor of the publication.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Houthis have used a range of one-way attack drones and antiship ballistic missiles to attack international shipping in the Red Sea, and have even sent missiles toward Tel Aviv, well over a thousand miles away.—
Raphael S. Cohen,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Feb. 2025
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The chicken houses had giant fans that created one-way air flow through the barns.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN,
18 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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But the relationship is less one-sided in the movie.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
7 Dec. 2024
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“One-man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-man. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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