takes two
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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
It takes two to tango, but it was only she who paid the band.
From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026
Creating a custom-built chip is currently an expensive and manual process that involves everything from designing its architecture to testing and preparing it for mass production, and typically takes two to three years to complete.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025
She takes two mussel shells and grates away the hair on the right side of my head down to the scalp.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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