twofold
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On commercial flights, the risk from cargo is twofold: passengers who have mistakenly packed a lithium battery in their checked luggage, and retailers shipping electronics without using mandated fire-safe packaging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Brian Mulberry, chief market strategist at Zacks Investment Management, said the reasons behind Friday’s chip selloff were twofold.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
The answer is yes, seeing as the stock is up more than twofold since we recommended it.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
Barbara McQuade: The reason I’ve said he may be more dangerous is twofold.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
The purpose of their visit was twofold: to see how we had settled in, and to verify that we still did not want to appeal our sentences.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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