in more ways than one
idiom
: for more than one reason
Their story is a tragedy in more ways than one.
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But despite relative scarcity, traditional carpet weaving endures in the village as a lifeline in more ways than one.
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 23 Nov. 2025
Nine months later, that deal continues to haunt the Mavericks in more ways than one.
—Ricardo Sandoval, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Robotics could help solve the problem of a shrinking manufacturing workforce–in more ways than one.
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For Alejandro Villanueva, the game hits close to home in more ways than one.
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 23 Nov. 2025
Nine months later, that deal continues to haunt the Mavericks in more ways than one.
—Ricardo Sandoval, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Robotics could help solve the problem of a shrinking manufacturing workforce–in more ways than one.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2025
For Alejandro Villanueva, the game hits close to home in more ways than one.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
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