at one fell swoop
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But eight at one fell swoop appears to be something new.
From Washington Times • Jun. 24, 2020
Dick Whittington's cat, who rid an African kingdom of rats at one fell swoop, might have prevailed, but not the cats of Kern County.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Last week, in dramatic preparation for the new era, ten European nations carried out at one fell swoop the most far-reaching international currency reform since World War II.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Abigail described the decision to resume negotiations with France as “a master stroke of policy” because it averted a French war and removed the rationale for Hamilton’s army at one fell swoop.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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For sitting in the market they do think it A trifling thing to tithe our properties; But would take all at one fell swoop away.
From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us