one-two
Example Sentences
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Like many Americans, Clarke, who is 42 years old, was pushed to her financial limit by the one-two punch of inflation and the highest interest rates in decades.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Notre Dame is expected to face Norco’s top one-two pitching duo of Coral Williams and Peyton May.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
A one-two punch of the Olympics and the Super Bowl helped NBC rise to the top spot, ending YouTube’s 12-month run as the No. 1 media company by viewership.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Still, a one-two punch of surging inflation and higher interest rates would be much more damaging to the U.S. economy than the recent spike in oil suggests.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
On March 11, 2011, the plants were hit by a one-two punch: First, there was the earthquake, the strongest ever measured in Japan.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
