The phrase "a spate of one" is not commonly used in written English and may be confusing.
It could be interpreted as referring to a singular occurrence or event, but the term "spate" typically implies a large number or series of events.
Example: "After the recent incident, there was a spate of one concerning the safety measures in place."
Alternatives: "a single instance" or "one occurrence".
Johnson & Johnson said higher sales helped raise its profit from a year ago, when results were weighed down by a spate of one-time charges.
Shares of DreamWorks Animation SKG slumped after the animated filmmaker fell to a quarterly deficit from a spate of one-time charges, including a write-down associated with the weak box-office performance of its latest release.
That's to say nothing of the two major terror attacks on French soil within a year, along with a spate of smaller ones, which have destroyed public confidence in the French government.
A spate of reviews of one of the leading mini-speakers suggests we aren't quite there yet.
Dickerson made few recordings; after a spate of remarkable ones through which he earned renown in the early nineteen-sixties (including "To My Queen," "Impressions of 'A Patch of Blue,'" and "Unity," which is reissued on the import "Vibes in Motion)," there was a decade-long silence, followed by a reappearance in the mid-nineteen-seventies.
The book makes a strong case that the biggest issues facing our nation's food supply are ones deserving of bipartisan solutions — and that those solutions might actually entail fewer, better food laws instead of a spate of new ones.
Some called "The Force Awakens" social justice propaganda that ruined the franchise for "fanboys," Weitz's tweet kicked off a spate of "Rogue One -related vitriOne -related there's the trolling that occurred around "The Last Jedi".
The Soviet government counterattacked with a spate of articles, including one in Pravda, the state-run newspaper, headlined "The Path of a Traitor".
And with the nation still grappling with a spate of new threats, one person said, the threshold for Mr. Torricelli's indictment may have subtly risen.
A spate of attacks includes one in July in Avignon by a woman, an artist named Sam Rindy, who left a lipstick-stained kiss on a white painting by Cy Twombly, saying that she thought it had improved the picture.
It is just one of a spate of campaigns focused on love, a sentiment enthralling Madison Avenue in spite of — or perhaps as an antidote to — a downturn and two wars.
