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
After observing how hawks target their prey, engineers at one of China’s top military-linked universities trained defensive drones to single out and destroy vulnerable enemy aircraft.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
The district goals single out third-grade reading because by third grade, students should be reading to learn rather than learning to read.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026
Then again, England's overall record in Australia is so bad it feels pointless to single out individual venues.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025
“Why would kids single out this one construction site to vandalize?”
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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