single out
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That’s why OpenAI didn’t single out this 80-year-old problem as a focused goal.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2026
He did not single out which countries he meant.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
“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
AI-powered machine vision can now quickly find vast numbers of targets—with the ability to single out specific models of aircraft or vehicles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
We would single out someone, or a couple, or sometimes a whole family—although for the purposes of the game, it was always better to single out a person shopping alone.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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