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Recent Examples of one-two
Last year, McLaren had a one-two finish here, and a similar outcome this year could revive their hopes of a title defense.
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Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
13 June 2026
With Joel Eriksson Ek injured, the club was rolling Ryan Hartman and Michael McCarron as their one-two punch at center for must-win games against the Avs, which simply isn’t going to cut it.
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Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
That one-two of it all really helped our ability to tell this story so much.
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Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
The Chicago area was in store for a one-two punch of weather.
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ABC News,
10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for one-two
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
13 June 2026
With Joel Eriksson Ek injured, the club was rolling Ryan Hartman and Michael McCarron as their one-two punch at center for must-win games against the Avs, which simply isn’t going to cut it.
—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
That one-two of it all really helped our ability to tell this story so much.
—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
The Chicago area was in store for a one-two punch of weather.
—
ABC News,
10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for one-two
Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-two
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While dealing real damage, Moscow’s ability to adapt has prevented Ukraine’s drone campaign from dealing the decisive blow Kyiv’s allies had hoped.
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Apple could still handle the iPhone differently by raising only Pro model prices, adjusting storage tiers, leaning on carrier promotions or pushing trade-in offers harder to soften the blow.
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To grade the 50 states and the District of Columbia on their relative natural disaster risks, five measures were developed that account for the frequency and damage of calamities, weighted against population and geographic size.
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The calamity is the deadliest crash involving a B-52 bomber since 1982.
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Given the scale of the disaster, specialized teams from the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Spain, and other countries began mobilizing toward Venezuela in coordination with local authorities and the United Nations.
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It was declared a disaster zone and militarized on Thursday.
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The blasts of noise and oregano at Kafeneion, a restaurant above a wine bar in a building across from the city’s Victorian-era Parliament House, ricocheted my brain to my one trip to Athens a dozen years earlier.
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While sitting on your porch or deck, a blast of air from a fan can help blow weak-flying mosquitoes away.
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Peralta’s season is a double whammy.
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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.
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