twofold

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Barbara McQuade: The reason I’ve said he may be more dangerous is twofold.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

Her joy of divorcing my father was twofold as she not only left a somewhat feckless husband, but also de-Mycock-ed herself.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

In California, the appeal of a new or used EV is twofold — gas prices are especially high, and charging infrastructure is more developed than in many other states.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

The conflict, Phillips-Robins explained, is twofold, with countries like South Korea and Taiwan, two major semiconductor manufacturing hubs, also being reliant on oil and natural gas from the Middle East.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

The purpose of their visit was twofold: to see how we had settled in, and to verify that we still did not want to appeal our sentences.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela