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as in only
being the one or ones of a class with no other members
an actress who commissioned a one-off dress from the designer for the Oscars
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as in occasional
happening only once
the tour is a one-off event to commemorate the band's 20th anniversary
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Save for the one-off, 23-minute Live 8 reunion in 2005, the last time Pink Floyd played a full concert in front of an audience was October 1994.
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Bill Kopp, SPIN, 5 Sep. 2024
Yet analysts say the unusually weak showing can be traced to several one-off factors.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
The original form of one-off player sponsorships has also stuck around.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2024
The brand says each whiskey is a one-off that will never be repeated, upping the collectibility of this new set.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2024
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Bill Kopp, SPIN, 5 Sep. 2024
Yet analysts say the unusually weak showing can be traced to several one-off factors.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
The original form of one-off player sponsorships has also stuck around.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2024
The brand says each whiskey is a one-off that will never be repeated, upping the collectibility of this new set.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2024
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“One-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-off. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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