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Recent Examples of one-two
New York — Two key reports released Thursday showed the US economy may be in a state of early-onset stagflation — a toxic one-two punch of slow economic growth and rising prices.
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
The one-two punch aims to put Republicans on notice and sends a political message to the Democrats’ liberal base — which was furious after Schumer helped usher an earlier spending bill into law — that party leaders are united, at least for a moment, and itching for a fight.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
The pair appears to be a strong one-two punch combo for Smith.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The one-two-three judicial punches could risk the president's plans to deport as many as 1 million people per year.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
The one-two punch aims to put Republicans on notice and sends a political message to the Democrats’ liberal base — which was furious after Schumer helped usher an earlier spending bill into law — that party leaders are united, at least for a moment, and itching for a fight.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
The pair appears to be a strong one-two punch combo for Smith.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The one-two-three judicial punches could risk the president's plans to deport as many as 1 million people per year.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-two
Noun
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There is no understating the size and weight of the Panthers losing team captain Aleksander Barkov to knee surgery expected to be season-ending — a massive blow that reverberates across hockey.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Unlike most hair dryers that include only one attachment for curly hair, each of the four attachments in this blow dryer are specifically designed to uplift your curls.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Without warning, calamity descends upon each of their lives.—
Jenny S. Li,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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But the rugged landscape where the North American continent crashes head-long into the Pacific Ocean is in a near-constant state of natural upheaval and calamity.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Being pregnant and also having cancer is a double whammy.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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Younger Americans, exposed to the double whammy of high student debt and low entry-level hiring, are under even more financial pressure.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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In the area of Eaton Fire, the pace of permit approvals is much quicker than before the disaster — an average of 72 days, compared with about eight months previously.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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The agency is still investigating the disaster and hosted a series of hearings on the matter over the summer.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Luis Arraez followed Tatis’ blast with a single, but the Padres reached base just three more times through the sixth inning.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Sep. 2025
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But the real blast of energy comes from deeper methane and heat.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Sep. 2025
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“One-two.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-two. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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