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
I only give one gift a year these days.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025
He knew he had to give one more speech.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2025
That does, however, make it all the more difficult to look at America and resist the temptation to give one last stammering cry of, “That’s all folks!”
From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025
But I give one more wave and a thank-you to the lady, who just tried to be nice.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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