give one
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The plaintiffs allege that combining Warner and Paramount would give one company too much power over theatrical movie distribution and cable television.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Later this year, the singer is set to give one of his biggest UK performances yet at London's O2 arena.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
His hosts then replied: "Good, you are going to give one on 30 March in Belfast."
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
This December, the Academy Award nominee and longtime blood donor will give one of his kidneys to a complete stranger, he said Thursday on the “Today” show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
Farmer stops a young man on a motorbike and asks if he’d give one of our party, the pharmacist, a lift to Cange.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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