adjective
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having two sides or aspects
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controversial; debatable
a two-sided argument
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Current and former workers said Stanley explored adding two-sided printing to the New Britain plant as late as last year, but abandoned the effort because of technical challenges.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
In 1985, they made history with the songs The Show and La-Di-da-Di, the "greatest two-sided single since Hound Dog/Love Me Tender", as critic Peter Shapiro later wrote in The Rough Guide to Hip-Hop.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Specifically, it’s no longer a two-sided arms race.
From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026
Lagarde herself told the European Parliament in December that she saw "two-sided" risks when it came to inflation, adding that uncertainty "was higher than usual owing to volatile global trade policies".
From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025
The wood paneling was flimsy and stuck on with two-sided tape.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
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