one of a kind
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Their study suggests Mount Etna may have formed through a rare volcanic process unlike the one behind any other large volcano on Earth, making it potentially one of a kind.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
He was a wonderful guy and definitely one of a kind.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Richard is one of a kind — no pun intended.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
While there are some fully off-grid dwellers, ranging from high-end desert oases and North Coast communes to the famous counterculture settlement of Imperial County’s “Slab City,” an off-grid suburb is one of a kind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025
It’s unparalleled, without equal, incomparable, nonpareil, unrivaled, one of a kind.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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