1
: a combination of two quick blows in rapid succession in boxing
especially
: a left jab followed at once by a hard blow with the right hand
2
or one-two punch
: two forces combining to produce a marked effect
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Since the start of the Iran war, that one-two punch has usually been good news for the stock market .
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 June 2026
In many other drafts, Boozer and Wilson could have gone one-two, such are their qualities and potential.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 21 June 2026
Olivia Rodrigo is a student of Love and her ilk who has been riding high off the one-two punch of 2021’s Sour and 2023’s Guts, chart-toppers dually indebted to modern pop and ’90s grunge.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 June 2026
And the one-two punch of these comparatively low-budget horror movies wiping the floor with their IP-heavy competition (The Mandalorian and Grogu, Masters of the Universe) over several early-summer weekends is the development that’s now sparked a million think pieces.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2026
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 June 2026
In many other drafts, Boozer and Wilson could have gone one-two, such are their qualities and potential.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 21 June 2026
Olivia Rodrigo is a student of Love and her ilk who has been riding high off the one-two punch of 2021’s Sour and 2023’s Guts, chart-toppers dually indebted to modern pop and ’90s grunge.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 June 2026
And the one-two punch of these comparatively low-budget horror movies wiping the floor with their IP-heavy competition (The Mandalorian and Grogu, Masters of the Universe) over several early-summer weekends is the development that’s now sparked a million think pieces.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2026
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“One-two.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-two. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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