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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a lone case" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a single instance or example that stands out from others, often implying that it is unique or isolated.
Example: "In the study, a lone case of recovery was noted among the patients, raising questions about the treatment's effectiveness."
Alternatives: "an isolated instance" or "a singular example."
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His is not a lone case.
And these appear not be a lone case, sadly.
Last autumn, seconds after an Auchan store had opened, I snatched a lone case of 2008 Haut-Bailly away from the outstretched arms of a suited gentleman, getting a nasty splinter in the process.
But I soon learned that this was by no means a lone case.
Atlantic cod AFGP genes are by no means a lone case of gene-rich repetitive sequences representing a major and/or novel trait.
Interestingly, a lone case of BSE in Washington state in December 2003 resulted in roughly 3.5 billion dollars in reduced export of beef in 2004 (http://www.bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/MF2678.pdf).ksu.edu/pubs/MF2678.pdf
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These were included because of its "low-technological" approach for possible use in developing countries, despite the fact that evidence for this intervention vis-à-vis colorectal cancer is based on non-significant results from a lone case-control [ 18].
This is the lone case of an independent group taking footage from a candidate's video that originally included narration.
Unfortunately, this is not the lone case of a ball squeezing leading to serious consequences, and several doctors agree that there is some not-so-funny business behind male funny business.
Besides the lone case of a single PD patient the remaining sixteen reported R594H cases were all classified as SMDK or SMDK-like [2], [4].
After a polio-free decade, it had a lone imported case in May 2005, but that quickly grew to 303 cases, the world's third-biggest outbreak, after Nigeria and Yemen.
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