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single man

American  

noun

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


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You are a single man with no children or spouse.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Or elevate a single man as head honcho?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

How City came to rely so heavily on a single man is more than a story of one athlete catching fire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Oosterveen battles isolation as a single man - mentioning the loss of his only remaining relative.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2024

Everybody I knew was in the bond business so I supposed it could support one more single man.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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