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no one

American  
[noh wuhn] / ˈnoʊ ˌwʌn /
Or no-one

pronoun

  1. no person; not anyone; nobody.

    No one is home.
no-one British  

pronoun

  1. no person; nobody

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Etymology

Origin of no one

First recorded in 1595–1605

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To be clear, no one is running away with the gubernatorial contest.

From Los Angeles Times

No one needed his blessing to enter the race, or his backing to sustain their candidacy.

From Los Angeles Times

“No one is assigned to do labor union cases, and the unions have every reason to believe no one is looking.”

From Salon

They brought an identity that no one seemed to be able to replicate.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I had breakfast with Ryan as well as getting to know some of the agents down here and there is no better leader in this industry than Ryan and no one better to learn from,” Cameron said.

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