takes two
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"The president and Cabinet members, they really made it happen," Denker said, citing work done in seven months that usually takes two years to complete.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
“We want a fair contract. But it takes two sides.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
Jeffrey Tanenhaus’s architecture walking tour in Tulsa, Okla., is only a mile long, but it takes two hours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
"Particularly around toilet-training, it takes two members of staff to change a child, so it does take up human resource and takes the adults away from the children learning," she says.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
“I’m never angry with you. It takes two flints to make a fire. You are as cool and soft as snow.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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