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Recent Examples of two He’s not cracked reps with the second team with Hill getting all the work when the twos take over. Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024 The tactile quality of the characters was modeled after stop-motion, including animating mostly on twos (one image for every two frames) for rough movement. Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 31 Jan. 2025 The Clippers made a habit of hitting tough shots from tricky angles, going 8-for-11 on non-paint twos in the first half (the league average on those shots: 40.9%). Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2025 After his loss to Rollins at Crown Jewel, Reed is still seeking that elusive major victory, but given what Rollins told him after the bout, their Crown Jewel match should be the first of at least a few marquee matches between the twos tars. Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for two
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Noun
  • There aren’t that many laughs in this episode, but there is this one, and the sight of Eli sampling her cake without waiting for Joel to get plates and utensils.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 May 2025
  • Since Zito became general manager of the Panthers four seasons ago, no one in any sport has run a better organization.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • During the same hearing, Sen. Guzmán made a push for $50 million in after-school programming, and said tens of thousands of students statewide lost after-school services in the last two years.
    Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
  • The addictive drug, precursors to which are mostly produced in China and Mexico, has led to tens of thousands of overdose deaths each year in the U.S. The subsequent tit-for-tat trade spat saw duties skyrocketing over 100% on exports from both countries.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • The Sabres had a 16-10 advantage in scoring chances with him on the ice at five-on-five.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The team has managed to do that at five-on-five, which has helped compensate for a somewhat underwhelming power play.
    Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The prevalence of disability rises from less than 20% to nearly 40% between our twenties and our sixties Our fifties are a tipping point.
    Nancy Doyle, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • By her early fifties Gay was twice divorced, child-free and working as a program manager at FedEx in Memphis.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The immediate impact of the Trump/Voight plan will be felt most strongly in the independent sector, among the hundreds of producers, distributors, sales agents and financiers heading to the Cannes film market.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
  • Grocery retail chain Aldi has purchased a small handful of Big Lots locations less than a year after Big Lots filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced plans to close hundreds of stores.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 May 2025

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