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Recent Examples of one-two
Winter will deliver a one-two punch of snow and dangerously cold temperatures to Southern New England this weekend.
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Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
Today, Americans face a punishing one-two combination of high car prices and expensive borrowing rates.
—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
See All Example Sentences for one-two
Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
Today, Americans face a punishing one-two combination of high car prices and expensive borrowing rates.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-two
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Iran’s strikes on Gulf cities are a blow to the region’s goal of promoting itself as a financial center that can be a haven of stability.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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Now the gloves are off, and each side will be trying to land a knockout blow.—
Javed Ali,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
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Last year’s Frieze LA was held in the shadow of the calamity, just six weeks on.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
25 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 the bipartisan Washington consensus eschews reforms in favor of praying that the economy magically grows its way out of this fiscal disaster.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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Hundreds of agency staff, including those involved with disaster recovery efforts, have been grounded.—
Brianna Sacks,
Washington Post,
27 Feb. 2026
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After taking Suarez deep for a 374-foot blast in the top of the second, the 19-year-old shortstop went yard again his second time up, hitting an even longer 440-foot, two-run home run off right-hander Seth Martinez in the top of the fourth.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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More blasts from the past are on the way … stay tuned.—
Richard Wagoner,
Daily News,
23 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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“One-two.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-two. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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