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: limited to a single time, occasion, or instance : one-shot
one-off gigs
a one-off payment
one-off
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Examples of one-off in a Sentence
an actress who commissioned a one-off dress from the designer for the Oscars
the tour is a one-off event to commemorate the band's 20th anniversary
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In 2019, Formula E did a one-off season-ending race in Brooklyn.
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Kanika Talwar, WWD, 11 Feb. 2025
Unlike traditional software security, AI vulnerabilities emerge unpredictably, making one-off red-teaming exercises insufficient.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
The demand for April shows in Stillwater was such that the original plan for a one-off show expanded to four nights.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
In a January trading update, BP flagged higher corporate costs, lower fourth-quarter realized refining margins and one-off charges linked to its bio-ethanol acquisition.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
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Kanika Talwar, WWD, 11 Feb. 2025
Unlike traditional software security, AI vulnerabilities emerge unpredictably, making one-off red-teaming exercises insufficient.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
The demand for April shows in Stillwater was such that the original plan for a one-off show expanded to four nights.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
In a January trading update, BP flagged higher corporate costs, lower fourth-quarter realized refining margins and one-off charges linked to its bio-ethanol acquisition.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
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“One-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-off. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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