for one thing
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It’s a fair bit worse, for one thing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
That isn’t the “Ted Lasso” way, for one thing, and it also contradicts everything Head conditioned us to expect from his characters, regardless of how terribly they behaved.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 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
He shot the new movie on an iPhone, for one thing, even as he questions the smartphone’s contribution to our easy disengagement with the world’s ills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
She spent far too long in the bathroom in the mornings for one thing, and didn’t seem to mind if Bruno was left out-side, hopping from foot to foot, desperate to go.
From "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" by John Boyne
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