single out
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“Public-health policies that single out non-U.S. citizens won’t prevent viruses from crossing our borders,” Jeanne Marrazzo, CEO of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, said in a statement.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Youth coaches are notoriously reluctant to single out individual players for assessment.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
Beverly Hills officials insist the city did not unfairly single out Brown and stressed the incident was a code-enforcement matter, not one involving policing issues.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
“If I were to single out one area, I would probably focus on air defense, because we can all see what is currently happening with the enemy’s strikes deep inside our country,” said Lt.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025
He pulled a single out of his billfold.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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