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Recent Examples of one-man
In the ultimate team sport, Justin Herbert remains a one-man offense.
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Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
Others such as the Horace Heidt Big Band Museum, are –well—one-man bands.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Might be time to run plays away from the one-man wrecking ball.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2024
The lack of offensive help around him is crucial context — other candidates may produce similar numbers but are doing so with other elite talent around them whereas Konecny is often a one-man show.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
Others such as the Horace Heidt Big Band Museum, are –well—one-man bands.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Might be time to run plays away from the one-man wrecking ball.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2024
The lack of offensive help around him is crucial context — other candidates may produce similar numbers but are doing so with other elite talent around them whereas Konecny is often a one-man show.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-man
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For decades, heroes—on screen and in life—embodied solitary strength.Nirit Cohen, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Entertainment & Arts Best of 2024: Eleven bright spots in classical music during a dark, complicated year Dec. 5, 2024 The gloomy film begins and ends with Callas’ solitary death.Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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In a night of high drama, lawmakers forced their way past nearly 300 troops deployed outside the National Assembly building, and unanimously voted to block the decree, which the president was legally bound to obey – effectively reversing the president’s unilateral order.Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
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Hegseth will, thus, occupy an even stronger position to engage with military threats to the United States with supporting economic policies that are not just unilateral executive actions by the Trump administration.S.L. Nelson, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2024
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Earnhardt's personal preference for specific tracks reflects his love for racing, especially at Florence Motor Speedway.Alex Harrington, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Ransom Manipulation Home users are particularly vulnerable to ransomware attacks, which encrypt valuable and sentimental files such as family photos, personal videos, or important documents.Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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These cameras capture just about everything, which can make for some pretty interesting footage whether that's a load of lumber flying and hitting a single vehicle on a busy overpass or a tornado tearing through a building in Lincoln, Nebraska in a matter of seconds.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Popeye and Tintin will soon be free to roam, punch, and investigate without a single copyright holder in sight.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Zambra represents fatherhood as a form of participation in society, whereas Bock writes it as an individual moral journey.Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Then there are the unofficial Jubilee events, in which individual dioceses and other groups have organized their own pilgrimages to Rome.Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Again, advertising revenue opportunities shouldn’t be your sole focus.Tamara Bebb, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Leeds’ sole early kick-off victory this season came last Saturday against Derby County at the start of what could have been a nine-point week.Nancy Froston, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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This group still has a ton of offensive talent and will score a lot of goals, but decisions were made to build a third line that could outwork opponents as opposed to adding more high-end skill and to add steady two-way defenders instead of one-way skill types.Corey Pronman, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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City officials have sought to differentiate the one-way tickets from the Texas bus program that sparked the influx in New York, but the parallels are unmistakable.Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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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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That streak is now all but certain to reach seven consecutive wins after a four-touchdown game in primetime that was so one-sided the Bills pulled Allen to avoid risking injury with Buffalo leading 35-10 early in the fourth quarter.Andrew Greif, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2024
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“One-man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-man. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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