in pairs

idiom

: in a group of two people or things
working in pairs on an assignment
walking down the aisle in pairs

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Power Line Adapters Sold in pairs, power line adapters pass an internet signal through your electrical wiring. Simon Hill, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024 Advertisement The seven-time Grammy winners will again release a limited number of Infinity tickets — accessible and affordable tickets that are sold in pairs for $20 apiece — that are sprinkled throughout each venue. Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024 Coldplay will also release a limited number of Infinity Tickets, a.k.a. seats sold in pairs for $20 a piece, in order to make the shows affordable to more fans. Jack Irvin, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024 Editors’ Picks Why Us vs. Them Is Not Such a Bad Way to See the World To test this hypothesis, Dr. Maeno’s team glued dead locusts to wooden sticks and tied them to the ground, alone or in pairs. Gennaro Tomma, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in pairs 

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“In pairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20pairs. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.

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