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two-way street

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noun

  1. an arrangement or a situation involving reciprocal obligation or mutual action

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"We know the healthcare system needs to catch-up but ultimately it's a two-way street," he says.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

It was a long, long process of building a relationship that was a two-way street.

From Salon May 23, 2025

“So this idea of making an investment is a two-way street, where you would think we are all in this together,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 15, 2024

The relationship was effectively a two-way street, where the exchange could help out the hedge fund and vice versa as FTX quickly grew between 2019 and 2022.

From Seattle Times Oct. 6, 2023

I mean, this is a two-way street, and she definitely hasn’t been doing a perfect job on her end either.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

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