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Recent Examples of one-two
Then came a one-two punch of customer loss due to mass shutdowns and then a free-fall of prices driven by the oversaturation of eggs in the rebounding market.
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Jia H. Jung, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025
This one-two punch was followed days later by a scolding speech by Vice President JD Vance.
—Ian Kelly, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
President Donald Trump’s sweeping efforts to purge the federal workforce have dealt a striking one-two punch to an already largely vulnerable population: America’s veterans.
—Melissa Chan, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
Additionally, look at the formidable one-two centre punch of recent Stanley Cup winners such as Florida (Aleksandar Barkov and Sam Bennett), Vegas (Eichel and Karlsson), Colorado (Nathan MacKinnon and Nazem Kadri) and Tampa Bay (Brayden Point and Anthony Cirelli).
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
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Jia H. Jung, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025
This one-two punch was followed days later by a scolding speech by Vice President JD Vance.
—Ian Kelly, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
President Donald Trump’s sweeping efforts to purge the federal workforce have dealt a striking one-two punch to an already largely vulnerable population: America’s veterans.
—Melissa Chan, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
Additionally, look at the formidable one-two centre punch of recent Stanley Cup winners such as Florida (Aleksandar Barkov and Sam Bennett), Vegas (Eichel and Karlsson), Colorado (Nathan MacKinnon and Nazem Kadri) and Tampa Bay (Brayden Point and Anthony Cirelli).
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-two
Noun
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Spanish soccer giant Real Madrid announced a huge KO injury blow which Cope - citing anonymous sources - expects to sideline the first team starting player in question for around two months.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Things would inevitably come to blows between them and Deadpool's healing factor would frustrate Matt to no end.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Trump administration plans to all but eliminate the office that oversees America’s recovery from the largest disasters, raising questions about how the United States will rebuild from hurricanes, wildfires and other calamities made worse by climate change.—
Christopher Flavelle,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Dozens of cities began adopting similar measures, posing a potential financial calamity for SoCalGas.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Jan. 2025
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The double whammy of two donors withdrawing their aid was catastrophic.—
Gavin Yamey,
TIME,
3 Feb. 2025
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At a moment when trust in media has plummeted and many news outlets have seen revenue decline, this type of slop content mill ring is a double whammy.—
Kate Knibbs,
WIRED,
15 Jan. 2025
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Related article What is ‘Kessler Syndrome’ — and why do some scientists think the space disaster scenario has already started?—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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But what if fossil fuel investments, which have been dragging for a decade, are headed toward disaster?—
Marianne Krasny,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Diseases such as wheat blast in Asia, which is projected to reduce global wheat production by 13% until 2050, potato blight in Europe, and rugose virus in Australia have all infiltrated new regions due to warmer temperatures and fluctuating humidity.—
Valeria Kogan,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Prosecutors said Jose Menendez was struck five times, including in the back of the head, and Kitty Menendez crawled on the floor wounded before the brothers reloaded and fired a final, fatal blast.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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“One-two.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-two. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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