one of a kind
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“Your name is … Herbert. No, no, you don’t look like a Herbert. Bertram? No, you don’t have the right aura for that. Ooh, tricky, tricky! Something unusual—one of a kind, I think. Zelgemeier? Woldenecht? Rolfando?”
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“Michael was one of a kind, truly singular. And his voice is too,” Felsenthal said.
From Los Angeles Times
“Excellent question. Things that are rare are hard to find. They’re one of a kind, unique, and oftentimes irreplaceable. We’ve had texts found in desert caves, abandoned author homes. Our latest acquisition was found in Central Park, but that one is still being restored.”
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“It has a dent now,” Biyendolo said on TikTok, “so it’s definitely one of a kind.”
BBC Guernsey executive producer Michelle Danielle said Randall was "one of a kind".
From BBC
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