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single man

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noun

Checkers.

  1. an individual checker restricted to forward moves, as contrasted with a king.

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Or elevate a single man as head honcho?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

The separation of powers provides safeguards against threats to liberty stemming from the accumulation of powers in any single man or institution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

A will from 2019 mentions that he’s a single man and leaves his residual estate to six children.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 13, 2025

Rarely has the death of a single man summoned such a cascade of grief, anger and demands for justice.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2024

Not a single man tried to avoid his gaze.

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe

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