The difference in behaviour is the same if there is only a single voice, though then it doesn't make sense to start the hairpin on the rest.
\version "2.17.96"
\relative c'' {
\time 2/4
<<
{
r16\> a a a a a a a\!
r16 a a a a a a a
a16\> a a a a a a a\!
}
\\
{
a,2
a
a
}
\\
{
s2
s16\> s s s s s s s\!
s2
}
>>
}
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