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one

[wuhn] / wʌn /


NOUN
unspecified individual
Synonyms
STRONGEST


PRONOUN
a person or thing of a number or kind indicated
Synonyms
STRONG
WEAK


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Analysts typically put the country’s total crude reserves at between one billion and 1.4 billion barrels, enough to cover at least several months of imports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“This is one of the first times that an AI company has rolled out a guardrail and there has been uniform disdain,” said Sayash Kapoor, an AI researcher at Princeton University.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Using the winger to go on the prowl is one of the small changes Laviolette plans to bring.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Mercedes have been awarded one permissible upgrade this season and another next, while all other manufacturers - Ferrari, Audi and Honda - can make two in both this season and 2027.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

There are ten leaking cabins, one main building, a run-down open-air chapel, and very few resources or supplies.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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