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Recent Examples of one-two
Democratic leaders who worry about the two Republicans finishing one-two in the primary also will be pressuring the five at the bottom to drop out, so that the party’s voters can coalesce around the few at the top.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
Then there’s the one-two gut-punch that endures for Motta’s family and admirers.
—Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
But leading the way are sophomores Kyle Jones and Brendan Lawson, forming a dynamic one-two punch at the top of the Gators’ lineup.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Chicago-area customers have been hit by a one-two punch of higher delivery rates charged by utility companies and spiking energy costs, which are passed through to suppliers.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
Then there’s the one-two gut-punch that endures for Motta’s family and admirers.
—Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
But leading the way are sophomores Kyle Jones and Brendan Lawson, forming a dynamic one-two punch at the top of the Gators’ lineup.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Chicago-area customers have been hit by a one-two punch of higher delivery rates charged by utility companies and spiking energy costs, which are passed through to suppliers.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-two
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And the loss of Amarion Dickerson, who would’ve been a key rotation piece, ended up being a major blow for a team that was counting on everyone at the top of the rotation to deliver.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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His win in Istanbul in 2019 represented a crushing blow to Erdogan, whose own political ascent began as the city’s mayor.—
Beril Akman,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Kings promoted Jim Hiller instead of Sturm two years ago, and calamity ensued.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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There were intervening calamities that Walz, Ellison and Omar had nothing to do with, COVID-19 and the death of George Floyd.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
7 Mar. 2026
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Such lack of vision — or ample self-delusion — propelled Americans to disaster in Iraq, even with some competent advisers in the White House.—
Trudy Rubin,
Twin Cities,
6 Mar. 2026
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Leaving Polis off the guest list of a recent governors’ dinner at the White House was the latest slap in the face of many that include rescinded federal grants, a vetoed water bill, rejected disaster fund requests, and the loss of two federal agencies.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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Hezbollah fired missiles deep into Israel, setting off air raid sirens in central Israel and its commercial hub Tel Aviv, as interception blasts sounded as far as Jerusalem.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Liege police said that the blast outside the synagogue happened in the early hours of Monday morning.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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Thanks to some surprising results in the BAFTAs’ acting races, most major categories remain in flux ahead of the weekend’s double whammy.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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According to Champ, a glass mosaic will suffer from these afflictions with the double whammy of making your kitchen also appear outdated.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2026
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“One-two.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-two. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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