takes two
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“It takes two to tango. We hit them very hard on something else and so they were responding,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
“We want a fair contract. But it takes two sides.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
When people have financial difficulties, they can become codependent — but that’s not your codependency, it’s his, and it takes two people to form an unhealthy bond.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026
"Normally, in an unvaccinated mouse, it takes two weeks."
From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026
Even though he’s just nine, he’s got a special wheelchair that’s extra wide, and it takes two aides to lift him in and out of it.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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