give one
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Messrs. Cornett and Bradway, playing brothers, look enough alike to give one pause at least in the early part of the eight-episode season, and the flashes back and forth are frequent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
I only give one gift a year these days.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025
Tata Group, which owns Air India, has said it would give one crore rupee - the equivalent of about £86,000 - to the families of each person who was killed in the crash.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2025
He knew he had to give one more speech.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2025
“You mean am I ready to give one? Yep!”
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
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