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
The rule doesn’t single out any specific type of investment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Youth coaches are notoriously reluctant to single out individual players for assessment.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 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
On the night of June 13, just after nine o’clock, another abrupt storm had struck the fairgrounds, and this one also seemed to single out the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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