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Recent Examples of one-two
That's a one-two punch that could result in sharply higher utility bills this summer.
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Scott Horsley, NPR, 23 May 2026
Hüller was the queen of Cannes three years ago, starring in Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or winning Anatomy of a Fall and Jonathan Glazer’s Zone of Interest, a one-two punch that catapulted the German actress to international fame and Hollywood projects.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
Puerto Rican governor Jenniffer González-Colón held a ceremony earlier this week to recognize the brothers’ one-two finish.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2026
Volume growth plus pricing gains is the ideal one-two punch.
—Jeff Marks,alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 13 May 2026
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Scott Horsley, NPR, 23 May 2026
Hüller was the queen of Cannes three years ago, starring in Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or winning Anatomy of a Fall and Jonathan Glazer’s Zone of Interest, a one-two punch that catapulted the German actress to international fame and Hollywood projects.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
Puerto Rican governor Jenniffer González-Colón held a ceremony earlier this week to recognize the brothers’ one-two finish.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2026
Volume growth plus pricing gains is the ideal one-two punch.
—Jeff Marks,alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-two
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To pay for her medical bills, the family had to sell most of their remaining cattle and goats, a bitter blow after years of drought had already decimated local herds.—
Tommy Trenchard,
NPR,
31 May 2026
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This makes for a significant setback but not necessarily a fatal blow to the facility.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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Madonna has made music through various calamities that at the time felt world-ending — wars, political unrest, financial collapse — so the terrors of 2026 don’t seem to faze her.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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In her twenties, Goodman married a man named William Snyder, a union that was soon marked by calamity.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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The offense has been a disaster, the pitching staff has sustained some key injuries and the club has spent the first two months struggling to keep its head above water.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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The Coalition to Prevent Chemical Disasters maps and tracks every chemical disaster reported by the media on its website.—
Jason Henry,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Until Lopez’s blast, Texas A&M right-hander Clayton Freshcorn had slowed down a USC offense that had scored 48 runs combined while winning three consecutive games out of the losers’ bracket, including 14 on Sunday night against Texas A&M (41-16), to force the winner-take-all final.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Machado’s property — a 32-acre site where the explosion occurred — was rendered useless in the blast, Fischer said.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’s cancellation is a double whammy, as CBS is scrapping The Late Show format for good.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 May 2026
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The Philadelphia region is facing a double whammy of record-breaking heat mixed with the area's poor air quality.—
Stephanie Stahl,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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