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Recent Examples of one-two
Jackson and running back Derrick Henry have been a lethal one-two punch in the backfield.
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Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2024
The one-two punch of effective ingredients coupled with a solid delivery method enables these to work insanely fast — honestly, breakouts never stood a chance.
—Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Although Milton’s impact wasn’t as catastrophic as initially feared, the one-two punch of Helene and Milton was indeed truly devastating to the Southeast, resulting in losses of lives and billions of dollars in damage.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
Preliminary estimates from the Department of Agriculture suggest the one-two punch may incur more than $7 billion in crop insurance payouts.
—Ayurella Horn-Muller / Grist, Quartz, 24 Oct. 2024
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Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2024
The one-two punch of effective ingredients coupled with a solid delivery method enables these to work insanely fast — honestly, breakouts never stood a chance.
—Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Although Milton’s impact wasn’t as catastrophic as initially feared, the one-two punch of Helene and Milton was indeed truly devastating to the Southeast, resulting in losses of lives and billions of dollars in damage.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
Preliminary estimates from the Department of Agriculture suggest the one-two punch may incur more than $7 billion in crop insurance payouts.
—Ayurella Horn-Muller / Grist, Quartz, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-two
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And in what many consider the final blow to her mayoral career, Thao’s home was raided by FBI agents in July.Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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In a game of dueling masterpieces from Nikola Jokic and Kyrie Irving, neither of them dealt the decisive blow.Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Despite certain calamities — like the Great Recession or the tech bubble of the early 2000s — the S&P 500 has turned into a long-term, compounding machine.Bret Kenwell, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Patrick Crusius worried that Texas — hot and dry and facing climate calamity — was being overrun by immigrants.Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2024
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Borrowers faced a double whammy in recent years: elevated prices for new and used vehicles and higher financing costs to buy them.Courtenay Brown, Axios, 13 Sep. 2024
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Vintage Day-Dates have become hugely popular and with the rise of design-forward dials, this piece is a double whammy for collectors.Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2024
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The rule could prevent a disaster like the one that happened with Synapse, where thousands of consumers lost access to their funds.Jeff Kauflin, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Regional authorities have been heavily criticized for having issued alerts to mobile phones some two hours after the disaster had started.Hernán Muñoz and Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Then there is the twin shotgun blast of this month’s Terrifier 3 and Smile 2.Chris Lee, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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Buds fall off when exposed to blasts of cold air or heat.Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2024
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“One-two.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-two. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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