give one
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But it did seem inconceivable that the VAR could give one foul and not the other.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
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
Or perhaps more precisely, he does not like the massive offset in power they give one car over another.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
I only give one gift a year these days.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2025
Mr. Mwila had to give one hard hand clap and shout, “Decorum, class three,” to settle things down.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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