one-two

Example Sentences

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The fifth season arrives on the heels of a one-two punch of PR nightmare, David Harbour’s messy split from Lily Allen and a Daily Mail report that Brown had filed a complaint of bullying and harassment against Harbour before production on Season 5 began.

From Salon

For USC, it made for a particularly cruel one-two punch.

From Los Angeles Times

At the end of the day, this one-two punch could largely mimic the current tariff regime.

From Barron's

Fixed-income investors got a one-two punch in mid-October: first, with the bankruptcy-protection filing of First Brands, a heavily indebted auto-parts company, and then, separately, when two regional banks had to write down losses on bad loans.

From Barron's

Daniel Jones and Jonathan Taylor are a devastating one-two punch.

From Los Angeles Times