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Recent Examples of one-two
The two latest full episodes of Bluey that aired earlier in 2024 as part of season 3 packed a walloping one-two punch of feels (and fan speculation).
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Devonne Goode, Parents, 17 Dec. 2024
Those who want to buy their first homes have faced the one-two punch of rising home prices and stubbornly high mortgage rates.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Russell’s win and the Mercedes one-two finish meant that seven of 20 drivers had multiple race victories and four of 10 teams scored one-two finishes this season, neither of which has ever happened in the history of F1.
—Rob Reed, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
In a one-two punch, a Washington state judge later ruled in a separate case against the companies and blocked the merger, citing the state’s consumer protection laws.
—Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
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Devonne Goode, Parents, 17 Dec. 2024
Those who want to buy their first homes have faced the one-two punch of rising home prices and stubbornly high mortgage rates.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Russell’s win and the Mercedes one-two finish meant that seven of 20 drivers had multiple race victories and four of 10 teams scored one-two finishes this season, neither of which has ever happened in the history of F1.
—Rob Reed, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
In a one-two punch, a Washington state judge later ruled in a separate case against the companies and blocked the merger, citing the state’s consumer protection laws.
—Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-two
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However, Washington delivered a blow to dislodge the football and the Ravens recovered.Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
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That allowed him to outland Fury and score with more effective blows while limiting Fury’s opportunities to counter.Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Incandescent, convoluted, ancillary, cerebral, confound, calamity.Michael Saponara, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2024
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Its namesake bell, changed out for a siren in the 1920s, was meant to avoid such calamities in the future.Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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The devastating tornadoes that swept through Rolling Fork, Mississippi, in March 2023 were a double whammy for Andrea Williams, who was looking forward to celebrating her birthday that day.Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
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The flag was a double whammy — not only did Kansas City lose a first down, but the 10 yards also moved the team out of field goal range.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
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As climate shocks get worse, insurance companies are increasingly dropping homeowners facing risks of hurricanes, wildfires and other disasters.Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Developing Highly Detailed Maps Geospatial mapping technology could be better leveraged in disasters.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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And across a handful of sessions in Texas and Nashville, Allen had a blast.Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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What To Know The Barents Observer, a Norwegian online news outlet, concluded from the video of the blast that the Severomorsk-1 military airfield was 13 kilometers [8 miles] from the shooting site, which is a base for Russian fighter jets, bombers and a squadron of Ka-27 helicopters.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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“One-two.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-two. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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