as in twin
consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined dual axles

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Recent Examples of dual Fire took their jobs Jan. 14, 2025 Steele, 75, is heartbroken over the dual loss of his place of solace and his beekeeping business. Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025 The device also has dual native ISOs and Staggered HDR technology for improved dynamic range in both bright and low-light environments. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 After all, the production calendar was disrupted by dual Hollywood labor strikes the year prior, postponing major blockbuster releases into the second half of 2024. Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025 The dual moon mission is the first of an array of lunar launches planned for 2025. Andrew Jones, Space.com, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for dual 
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  • These twin truths are at the heart of our nation’s debate over the policy.
    Vox Staff, Vox, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Two people who died when a truck plunged into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., have been identified as twin brothers.
    Abigail Adams, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
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  • Schrodinger's cat is revealed as either dead or just very quiet, a spectrum of future possibilities becomes a single path forward, and this nice, simple new reality can then interact with the binary synaptic machinery of the brain.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Connected together, qubits have far more processing power than binary 0s and 1s.
    Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 22 Jan. 2025
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  • Living double lives, find themselves on a treacherous path where escape may be impossible.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The latest double setback for Trump's plans come as the dispute threatens to turn into an open diplomatic row between the U.S. and NATO ally Denmark once the Republican is inaugurated as president for the second time on January 20.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025

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“Dual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dual. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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