one and the same
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He added: "There's often this discussion - what's the right balance between dealing with international affairs and dealing with domestic affairs? They're one and the same thing."
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
People act like they’re one and the same.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
"The Northern Lights may be distant from the tropics, but the horizons we seek are increasingly one and the same," Indian lawmaker Shashi Tharoor wrote, in the Indian Express daily.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
Isaac: Guillermo and I spoke very explicitly about the idea that they’re one and the same.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
She had clung to Nel as the closest thing to both an other and a self, only to discover that she and Nel were not one and the same thing.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
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