one of the only

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: one of very few : one in a small class or category

That was one of the only times I ever saw my father cry.

This is one of the only places in the world where the plant is found.

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For a deeper dive, Khalid Al Amri is one of the only frankincense sommeliers in the world and is on hand to reveal more about its significance. —

Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Close-by Parsons Elementary School offers one of the only Korean-language immersion programs in Georgia. —

Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024 WandaVision took Wanda, one of the only female Avengers, seriously. —

Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024 Raising Cane’s reopened its first shuttered location in just two weeks, and got a sales boost from being one of the only restaurants available to locals, says Graves. —

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