as in occasional
happening only once
this offer is a one-shot deal; if you refuse, you won't get another chance
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Horschel, who started the final round with a one-shot lead in his bid to win his first major, dropped back around the turn and birdied his last three holes for a 68 for his best finish in a major.
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Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2024
Some cocktails take weeks of trial and error—particularly at Death & Co., at the time perhaps the most creative and precise cocktail bar in the country—but the Kingston Negroni was a one-shot hit.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 6 July 2024
Within minutes of the film’s start, Maxine looks straight to camera in a brief but genius homage to the famous one-shot monologue that ended West’s last movie.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 June 2024
McIlroy, who for so much of the final round looked certain to end 10 years without a major, had a one-shot lead until missing a 30-inch par putt on the 16th hole.
—Doug Ferguson, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2024
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Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2024
Some cocktails take weeks of trial and error—particularly at Death & Co., at the time perhaps the most creative and precise cocktail bar in the country—but the Kingston Negroni was a one-shot hit.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 6 July 2024
Within minutes of the film’s start, Maxine looks straight to camera in a brief but genius homage to the famous one-shot monologue that ended West’s last movie.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 June 2024
McIlroy, who for so much of the final round looked certain to end 10 years without a major, had a one-shot lead until missing a 30-inch par putt on the 16th hole.
—Doug Ferguson, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2024
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