adjective
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having two sides or aspects
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controversial; debatable
a two-sided argument
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Origin of two-sided
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Current and former workers said Stanley explored adding two-sided printing to the New Britain plant as late as last year, but abandoned the effort because of technical challenges.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
“By connecting our two-sided marketplace with Uber, we’re bringing Uber rides directly into the Expedia app, and Expedia Group’s lodging inventory into the Uber app through our Rapid API technology.”
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
Specifically, it’s no longer a two-sided arms race.
From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026
It was the first two-sided dissent since September 2019.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 19, 2025
As we came out of the hotel that morning they glittered in the early morning sun, and under the influence of those two-sided accessories, what happened next took on contrasting tones.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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