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two-way street

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noun

  1. an arrangement or a situation involving reciprocal obligation or mutual action

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He said the US had "been very good to Europe and to many other countries", adding: "It has to be a two-way street."

From BBC Jan. 22, 2026

Chancellor, over a Zoom call from Korea, is quick to point out that when it comes to creative input with XG, it’s a two-way street.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 22, 2026

It’s a two-way street, experts say – a growth strategy the biggest food manufacturers employ to add brands “already vetted by the market,” Carolyn Dimitri, an applied economist at New York University, told Salon.

From Salon Sep. 23, 2024

Trust is a two-way street in any situation.

From Seattle Times Oct. 16, 2023

“No. Promise. This is a two-way street, Jules. You’re not super-woman and this I'm all alone’ thing is fine, but you’re not all alone.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

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