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the lone ripe apple in the entire bag
just one lone cow in the middle of the field
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Alex Gerber drove in Burnsville’s lone run, while Johnson finished – for-2 with a run scored.
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Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The lone witness at the hearing who was invited by Democrats, Janai Nelson, president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, argued fiercely against Trump's plans.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025
By his foot is a hat with dollar bills and a lone $5 in it.
—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Feb. 2025
The 20-year-old guard averaged 2.9 points in seven games with Milwaukee.
Baldwin, who went to high school in the Milwaukee area and played his lone college season at Milwaukee, was the 28th pick in the 2022 draft.
—Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
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Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The lone witness at the hearing who was invited by Democrats, Janai Nelson, president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, argued fiercely against Trump's plans.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025
By his foot is a hat with dollar bills and a lone $5 in it.
—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Feb. 2025
The 20-year-old guard averaged 2.9 points in seven games with Milwaukee.
Baldwin, who went to high school in the Milwaukee area and played his lone college season at Milwaukee, was the 28th pick in the 2022 draft.
—Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Lone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lone. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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