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Recent Examples of one-two
The island is facing a rare one-two punch from the hurricanes, with Humberto passing nearby Tuesday and Imelda potentially making a direct hit today.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
This might be the best one-two punch to open a show that McCartney has ever had on one of his tours.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
But for its next move, Qualcomm is looking to expand its reach with a third-generation CPU and upgraded neural processing unit (NPU), a one-two punch meant to accelerate AI workloads in mini-PCs, all-in-one desktops, and high-performance laptops.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
As a result, the one-two punch has blocked full access along the coast since January 15, 2023.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
This might be the best one-two punch to open a show that McCartney has ever had on one of his tours.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
But for its next move, Qualcomm is looking to expand its reach with a third-generation CPU and upgraded neural processing unit (NPU), a one-two punch meant to accelerate AI workloads in mini-PCs, all-in-one desktops, and high-performance laptops.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
As a result, the one-two punch has blocked full access along the coast since January 15, 2023.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-two
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That’s when Carr should be able to deliver the final blow against a USC defense that ranks among the Power 4’s worst against the pass.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Experts say the collapse of the talks marks not only a significant blow for attempts to clean up a heavily climate-polluting industry, undermining decades of negotiations, but also represents yet another failure of climate diplomacy.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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And Talanoa Hufanga continued to fly around like a calamity let loose from Pandora's box, adding a key third-down pass-breakup on the Jets' final offensive drive.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
12 Oct. 2025
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In the wake of that calamity, the Sharks overhauled their defense corps and goaltending and brought in some new faces up front.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
12 Oct. 2025
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This year that profile looks to be ensured by a double whammy.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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This one is a double whammy safety-wise.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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Because of its proximity to the stadium, Panoramic Hill is often first in line for disaster preparedness measures, including the thinning of brush and eucalyptus trees on the hill, Berkeley resident Kevin Casey said.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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And why this all might be a financial and environmental disaster waiting to happen.—
NPR,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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Vital witnesses were killed in the blast All 16 people inside the facility died in the blast, leaving behind a devastated network of coworkers and loved ones as well as depriving investigators of crucial accounts of the final moments leading up to the explosion.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Once the area is clear, authorities can start investigating what caused the blast, said Matthew Belew, acting special agent in charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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