one or two

idiom

: a few
I have a problem with one or two provisions in the contract.

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Thus, a move that might only be the province of one or two players can quickly catch on around the league, sometimes to the point that the originator barely gets a whiff of notice. John Hollinger, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025 The Trump administration directed the IRS, like other federal agencies, to let go of workers who have not yet acquired civil service protections due to shorter tenures, typically below one or two years of employment. Katharina Buchholz, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 Most of the cuts are focused on probationary employees who've been on the job one or two years. Tina Reed, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025 While probationary employees can be recent hires -- typically having served in their roles for under one or two years -- the status can also apply to long-serving government employees who've changed roles or agencies. Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for one or two

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“One or two.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20or%20two. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.

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