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in one stroke

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Then pulls out another nail, whacks it in in one stroke.

From Literature

Instead, in one stroke, he put himself at the center of a 500-year history and an even longer future.

From New York Times

Spicy and loaded with umami, gochujang is one of the foundations of Korean cooking, and it’s ideal for boosting dishes with punchy flavor in one stroke.

From Washington Times

The “Petrouchka” struggled to define its episodic style clearly, and flattened its layers of unsettling counterpoint as if polishing over them in one stroke.

From New York Times

In one stroke, writer/director/producer James L. Brooks sets the tone for his extraordinary picture, which is both faithful to and bravely inventive with Larry McMurtry’s literate and singular novel.

From Los Angeles Times