double-edged
Example Sentences
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"Scrapping them outright, while simultaneously increasing royalties, could become a double-edged knife," Gomashie said.
From Barron's
But the electorate appear to be telling Labour at the moment experience is a double-edged sword and the prospect of the new and novel appears alluring to many.
From BBC
But it’s kind of a double-edged sword because politicians cannot fool people repeatedly.
From Salon
Yet Obstfeld says the loopholes in US tariffs are a double-edged sword.
From BBC
The railways could have been a double-edged sword.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
