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one or two

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

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Usually one or two top free agents hold out into the New Year. Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2025 The result is that consolidating industries quite often land on three main players as a source of stability – one or two risks falling into the pitfalls of monopolies and duopolies, while many more than three to five can struggle to be profitable in mature industries. David R. King, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025 If board games are cluttering the console, move them to a nearby cabinet and display only one or two favorites. Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025 In his third year of an internal medicine residency at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, Ramonfaur faces schedule changes every one or two weeks. Terry Ward, CNN Money, 6 Dec. 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 10 Dec. 2025.

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