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Recent Examples of one-two
The pair appears to be a strong one-two punch combo for Smith.
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The one-two-three judicial punches could risk the president's plans to deport as many as 1 million people per year.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Bathsheba successfully forces one woman to kill her child but meets her match in the one-two punch of Lili Taylor and Farmiga.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Fantasy romance trilogy The Magic of the Lost barrels to its epic conclusion, following The Faithless’ one-two punch of the Withering plague returning to Balladaire and queen Luca asking soldier Touraine to be her general and her wife.
—Natalie Zutter
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The one-two-three judicial punches could risk the president's plans to deport as many as 1 million people per year.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Bathsheba successfully forces one woman to kill her child but meets her match in the one-two punch of Lili Taylor and Farmiga.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Fantasy romance trilogy The Magic of the Lost barrels to its epic conclusion, following The Faithless’ one-two punch of the Withering plague returning to Balladaire and queen Luca asking soldier Touraine to be her general and her wife.
—Natalie Zutter
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-two
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Such a move would not only disrupt the 170 million Americans who use the app but also deal a major blow to the creator economy, which relies heavily on TikTok for income and audience growth.—
Katie Salcius,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Losing wing-back Liberato Cacace — so impressive alongside Callum Doyle down that flank at Millwall a fortnight ago — to injury was a huge blow.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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In the decades since, more advanced simulations show how a warming planet could trigger all sorts of calamities, from heat waves and superstorms to desertification and ecosystem collapse.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Two more notable incidents occur amid the calamity.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Younger Americans, exposed to the double whammy of high student debt and low entry-level hiring, are under even more financial pressure.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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That’s the double whammy at play here.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Bureau staff were told the group itself, already gutted as part of mass layoffs at the State Department in July, would refocus on migration diplomacy and disaster response rather than its traditional refugee focus.—
Ted Hesson,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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That question frames an episode that opens not with battle, but with the kind of stillness that comes before disaster.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Townshend let loose with a blast of distorted guitar as keyboard player Loren Gold played in one of the evening’s highlights.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The massive blast and subsequent landslides, flooding and ash cloud killed 57 people, caused more than $1 billion in damage and destroyed at least 200 homes, and was heard more than 200 miles away.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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“One-two.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-two. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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