adjective
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having two sides or aspects
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controversial; debatable
a two-sided argument
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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
“But it lacks a large-scale authenticated consumer network, consumer brand and the data flywheel that a two-sided network could provide.”
From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026
Specifically, it’s no longer a two-sided arms race.
From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026
Lagarde herself told the European Parliament in December that she saw "two-sided" risks when it came to inflation, adding that uncertainty "was higher than usual owing to volatile global trade policies".
From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025
Most every insult the guards use against us is two-sided.
From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple
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