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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.
—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
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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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-two
Noun
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The rookie took a deep breath, settled into his stance and watched as Houston’s pitcher, Enyel De Los Santos, attempted to deliver the final blow.—
Latif Love
June 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
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Star third baseman José Ramírez broke a bone in his left hand on a swing Saturday and will be sidelined for an indefinite period, a massive blow to the two-time defending AL Central champions.—
Tom Withers,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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The calamity is the deadliest crash involving a B-52 bomber since 1982.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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In early times, most humans barely paid attention to weather calamities because the region was so sparsely populated.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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Aemond is a murderer, Aegon is a rapist; if either of them ends up on the Iron Throne for good, that would be a disaster.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
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On the dusty backroads of Radiator Springs, where Lightning McQueen and his pals live, a shower of meteors threatened to bring destruction upon the quarter-size cars in a scene that disaster movie king Roland Emmerich would endorse.—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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Varland, the American League’s top reliever thus far, had only allowed two runs prior to Goldschmidt’s two-run, go-ahead blast, which sparked a 3-1 victory for the Yankees.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
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The Bobbing Barrels water ride will let riders spin their barrels using water cannon blasts while onlookers also fire away from the sidelines with their own water cannons.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
16 June 2026
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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.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 May 2026
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The Philadelphia region is facing a double whammy of record-breaking heat mixed with the area's poor air quality.—
Stephanie Stahl,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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“One-two.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-two. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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