takes two
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North Ronaldsay is Orkney's northernmost island and is only accessible from Kirkwall on the main island via a 20-minute plane journey or a ferry, which takes two hours and 40 minutes.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
“It takes two to tangle,” he told them.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
He describes the process of making “Coyote” as “taking a Polaroid that takes two or three years to develop.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
At the buffet for the central command post in Lege-Cap-Ferret, it takes two full-size catering trays to contain the range of artisanal cheeses crumbling or oozing onto the warm metal for the firefighters' pleasure.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
"What did you do to provoke them? It takes two to tangle, you know."
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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