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Recent Examples of one-two
But rarely has the agency faced the nation’s recent one-two punch of flooding in the East and fires in the West, and then the uppercut blow of partisan political pressure from the White House.
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Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Feb. 2025
Two winter storms will bring snow, freezing rain and arctic cold in a one-two punch to parts of the United States this week.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2025
What Johnson describes is actually a one-two punch that combines two of the biggest bartender pet peeves: the aforementioned closing out and the problem of taking up room at the bar while purchasing very little.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
The Sabers went one-two in the 200 medley relay with Lindeen, Cutts, Friendshuh and Guening winning (1:50.68) and Flemming, Luke Gens, Heyer and junior Gabriel Christenson taking second (1:50.68).
—Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Feb. 2025
Two winter storms will bring snow, freezing rain and arctic cold in a one-two punch to parts of the United States this week.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2025
What Johnson describes is actually a one-two punch that combines two of the biggest bartender pet peeves: the aforementioned closing out and the problem of taking up room at the bar while purchasing very little.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
The Sabers went one-two in the 200 medley relay with Lindeen, Cutts, Friendshuh and Guening winning (1:50.68) and Flemming, Luke Gens, Heyer and junior Gabriel Christenson taking second (1:50.68).
—Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-two
Noun
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However, this is a huge win for City and a devastating blow for England’s top flight.—
Dan Sheldon,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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The new season of Kitchen Nightmares has seen the star chef come to blows with restaurant owners over practices such as sending out raw hamburgers and (in last week’s episode) appearing to give customers food poisoning.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In a region vulnerable to hurricanes and other calamities made worse by a warming climate, reducing the damage would help ease suffering.—
Christopher Flavelle,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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They were also meant to come to the rescue with their largesse in the case of a public crisis or calamity.—
Brian Klaas,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The double whammy of two donors withdrawing their aid was catastrophic.—
Gavin Yamey,
TIME,
3 Feb. 2025
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At a moment when trust in media has plummeted and many news outlets have seen revenue decline, this type of slop content mill ring is a double whammy.—
Kate Knibbs,
WIRED,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Whether it‘s picking apart the factors that led to the chain filing for bankruptcy (and the postmortem of its endless-shrimp disaster), recruiting top talent for his C-suite, or ensuring more restaurants don’t have to close, Adamolekun has plenty of issues to bait his temper.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2025
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Well, speaking of process versus outcome, that's a disaster.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Feb. 2025
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The energy of the blasts was also about 130 times more destructive than the energy in the worldwide stockpile of nuclear weapons, according to the study.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, several Russian accounts on Telegram said Sarkisyan leg was blown off in the blast.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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“One-two.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-two. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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