conjoined twins
Britishplural noun
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The actress, who has portrayed famous public figures and even a pair of conjoined twins, says her current role on Broadway has been the most challenging.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
It isn’t immediately clear who will now take the title of oldest living conjoined twins.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2024
It is rare, representing about one in every 500,000 live births in the UK, meaning one set of conjoined twins is born each year in Britain, on average.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2023
The foreign ministry quoted Musk as saying he was opposed to a decoupling of the U.S. and China economies which he described as "conjoined twins".
From Reuters ● Jun. 7, 2023
The bus was a double-length one, two buses fused together like conjoined twins by an accordion-pleated rubber seam.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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