Example Sentences

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The text of the new amendment has not yet been published but the change will single out GB Energy's objectives and ensure slavery and human trafficking are not taking place in supply chains it uses.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025

While Southwest has cited weather impacts, the union will single out poor preparation and a failure to modernize technology, according to written testimonies for the hearing, seen by Reuters.

From Reuters • Feb. 9, 2023

Otherwise, trains will single track there to build a 2031 station, causing slowdowns for an estimated 61,000 passengers.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2020

It's pretty certain that he will single handedly bring down the world economy.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2018

It is like the ticking of a clock, so incessant and regular, that one has to listen intently for a moment or two before his accustomed ear will single it out and make it definite.

From Cap'n Eri by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby