1
: a combination of two quick blows in rapid succession in boxing
especially
: a left jab followed at once by a hard blow with the right hand
2
or one-two punch
: two forces combining to produce a marked effect
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After a one-two punch from nasty hurricanes, Irma in 2017 and Ian in 2022, the Florida population of the mollusk took a nosedive.
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Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 18 June 2024
The stories landed like a one-two punch in The Post newsroom, raising even more alarm and upping the panic level at the newspaper to new heights.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 18 June 2024
The team believes the combination of Robinson and Hartenstein is one of, if not outright the best one-two punch at the center spot in all of basketball.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 17 June 2024
That summer kicked off with a one-two punch that was the original Barbenheimer, priming the pump for one of the most-entertaining couple of months of moviegoing, ever.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 16 June 2024
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Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 18 June 2024
The stories landed like a one-two punch in The Post newsroom, raising even more alarm and upping the panic level at the newspaper to new heights.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 18 June 2024
The team believes the combination of Robinson and Hartenstein is one of, if not outright the best one-two punch at the center spot in all of basketball.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 17 June 2024
That summer kicked off with a one-two punch that was the original Barbenheimer, priming the pump for one of the most-entertaining couple of months of moviegoing, ever.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 16 June 2024
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“One-two.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-two. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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