one and the same
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Among those supporters is a sizable cadre of chefs who still see Noma and Redzepi as one and the same.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 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
It’s almost like activism and performance art are one and the same.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
But it was always far-fetched that the two people could be one and the same, and that Chalamet could have pulled off rapping with EsDeeKid's Liverpudlian accent.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2025
Or could it be one and the same?
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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