two-body problem
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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But remember: Whether you actually infect someone is a two-body problem.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2022
We’re like the city mouse and the country mouse—a variant of the two-body problem.
From Slate ● Apr. 3, 2018
Also: astrophysicist Katie Mack explores the two-body problem in academia.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 24, 2013
The core of the two-body problem isn’t the second body; it’s the missing job.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2013
Among other things, she notes that the two-body problem is only a problem for people who have partners who don’t stay home; whether intentionally or not, it rewards the single-earner family.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2013
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