for one thing
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We’re all here for one thing, to support our country.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 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
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
But the rest of me sat there on the carpet, unmoved and detached, thinking and caring for one thing only, repeating a phrase over and over again.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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