give one
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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
The US-funded study had sought to give one set of babies the vaccine at birth, while another would have had the shot delayed until six weeks of age.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
I only give one gift a year these days.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025
“In this moment, all sides should give one another a bit of grace, perhaps even the benefit of the doubt, and take a breath.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2025
Once we finally manage to keep enough sticks to hand out, we give one to everyone and stand by the river.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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