in one piece
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“Really, the only time a Formula 1 car is ever in one piece is when it sets off out of the garage at a racetrack.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
She was just trying to get home to her three kids in one piece.
From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026
There are so many negatives intruding that investors would be lucky to escape the coming year in one piece.
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
The most symbolic move took place in August, when Kiruna’s 100-year-old landmark church was relocated in one piece.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025
I searched for the moon and found it all in one piece, still spilling light over the creek.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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