1
: a combination of two quick blows in rapid succession in boxing
especially
: a left jab followed at once by a hard blow with the right hand
2
or one-two punch
: two forces combining to produce a marked effect
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McLaren is also on the brink of securing their second consecutive championship, now sitting pretty at the top of the constructors’ standings with 617 points and needing just a one-two finish - or to outscore Ferrari by nine points - in Baku to clinch the title.
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Yara Elshebiny, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
But even then, there are measures the organization could have taken to prevent the one-two pivot from the infected laptop to the Active Directory, both Gold and Medin said.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Warren planted on the catch, cut to his right to avoid Strnad and gave Singleton a little one-two jig to escape for a 15-yard gain.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
Vogts, incidentally, still had license to dribble forward, play a one-two and find himself through on goal in the first half.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
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Yara Elshebiny, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
But even then, there are measures the organization could have taken to prevent the one-two pivot from the infected laptop to the Active Directory, both Gold and Medin said.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Warren planted on the catch, cut to his right to avoid Strnad and gave Singleton a little one-two jig to escape for a 15-yard gain.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
Vogts, incidentally, still had license to dribble forward, play a one-two and find himself through on goal in the first half.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
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“One-two.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-two. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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