give one
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If you give one monkey a cucumber slice and you give another monkey a grape, the first monkey will throw the cucumber back at you—probably because you violated its sense of fairness.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
What it brought was consistently more penalties, because there were many more reasons to give one.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025
This December, the Academy Award nominee and longtime blood donor will give one of his kidneys to a complete stranger, he said Thursday on the “Today” show.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025
I only give one gift a year these days.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025
“You! Are you mad? You’re the last man I’d give one to,” replied Capricorn.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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