double-edged
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Inflation is double-edged for gold, Forex.com market analyst Fawad Razaqzada said in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The judges said: "A Jamaican epic from one of the most impactful Caribbean novelists today; readers will love the shifting register of the dialogue and poetic phrasings, often pierced through with sharp, double-edged humour."
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Our water system’s decentralized, fragmented nature, perhaps a bit like our electoral system, is a double-edged sword, inasmuch as its vulnerabilities are atomized—at least a single hacker can’t contaminate all the water in the country.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
‘It’s a double-edged sword’: My husband got a $42,000 bonus.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
In all jazz, and especially in the blues, there is something tart and ironic, authoritative and double-edged.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
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