conjoined twins
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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It isn’t immediately clear who will now take the title of oldest living conjoined twins.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024
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 ministry added that during the meeting Mr Musk had described the economies of the US and China as "conjoined twins".
From BBC • May 31, 2023
Verghese is a doctor, professor and best-selling author whose debut novel, “Cutting for Stone,” explored the fates of conjoined twins born in Ethiopia.
From New York Times • May 1, 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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