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one

[wuhn] / wʌn /


NOUN
unspecified individual
Synonyms
STRONGEST


PRONOUN
a person or thing of a number or kind indicated
Synonyms
STRONG
WEAK


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Andres Zarate, Darlyn Alejandra Acosta Serrano, three male juveniles and one female minor from Colombia were booked Tuesday on burglary and conspiracy charges, according to Ziggy Azarcon, Irvine police public information officer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

Another X user called Daiyamondo had a suggestion for Sony: "Next time you develop one, could you make it half the size, and cat-shaped?"

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

The military said no one was killed at the base, known as Naval Support Activity Bahrain, and that the strikes didn’t significantly impact operations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is furious that one of her junior ministers has, as she sees it, been insubordinate.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

M. M. C.’s letter is just one of many that deride Joey’s arrival.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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