for one thing
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The Fed could sharply reduce its holdings of trillions of dollars in Treasurys, for one thing.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
We’re all here for one thing, to support our country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
The town has become infamous among online animal rescue activists around the world for one thing - sham dog rescue shelters.
From BBC ● May 3, 2026
Once upon a time, a U.S. president asked his aides for one thing before his trip to Beijing: a chance to be seen as a regular guy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
Except for one thing: It was a key ingredient in the German atomic bomb program.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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