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single out

Idioms  
  1. Choose or distinguish from others, as in We singled him out from all the other applicants. This idiom was first recorded in 1629.


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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

The new index wouldn’t single out private-credit managers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

He pulled a single out of his billfold.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

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