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Recent Examples of one-two
Today, Americans face a punishing one-two combination of high car prices and expensive borrowing rates.
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Matt Egan, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Friday and Saturday are First Alert Weather Days for a one-two punch of snow showers Friday afternoon and evening, and bitterly cold temperatures along with disruptive winds Saturday.
—Steven Sosna, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Now, Detroit heads into the season with one of the best one-two punches in a starting rotation in all of MLB.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
The one-two punch of Sundance and the Telluride Film Festival (over Labor Day weekend) have seemingly made Colorado a global film destination.
—Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026
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Matt Egan, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Friday and Saturday are First Alert Weather Days for a one-two punch of snow showers Friday afternoon and evening, and bitterly cold temperatures along with disruptive winds Saturday.
—Steven Sosna, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Now, Detroit heads into the season with one of the best one-two punches in a starting rotation in all of MLB.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
The one-two punch of Sundance and the Telluride Film Festival (over Labor Day weekend) have seemingly made Colorado a global film destination.
—Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-two
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Now there’s clear animosity between the teams, which is intriguing for the casual viewer but a blow to the curling community.—
Julia Frankel,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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In an attempt to cushion this blow, Congress created a $50-billion Rural Health Transformation Project.—
Ana B. Ibarra,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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His exile finally ended in November—just in time for a second crypto calamity in the form of FTX’s collapse.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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And perhaps no one is more familiar with how thin the line is between triumph and calamity than Vonn.—
Will Graves,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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While the Supreme Court’s majority opinion did not explicitly outline a repayment protocol, dissenting Justice Brett Kavanaugh highlighted the looming administrative disaster.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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The latter possibility, however, could give rise to enough disaster and famine to fully destabilize human civilization.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Feb. 2026
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The military said nearby civilian homes were also heavily damaged in the blast, killing a young girl and wounding seven other civilians, including women and children.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2026
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The blast was thunderous, swallowing the place.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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Stuffing the language of AB 1608 into a trailer bill is a double whammy to the principles of transparency.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
10 Feb. 2026
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That’s because the physical exertion of shoveling increases heart rate and blood pressure, while at the same time the cold constricts blood vessels–a double whammy of stressors.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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