in two

phrase

: into two equal parts : in half
He cut the apple in two.

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The possibility of marital trouble is one of several details revealed in a search warrant related to the domestic violence murders carried out in two cities on Wednesday morning. — Conor Wight, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 Campusano had a pair of doubles, including one off the wall in right-center with the bases loaded in the fifth inning to drive in two runs and give the Padres a 5-3 lead. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 Lineker scored 10 goals for England in two World Cups, a national record until it was surpassed by Harry Kane at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. — Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 If a polygon existed with no periodic trajectory—that is, no way to return to its starting point—then the geometric object encoding all possible billiard paths would be forced to behave in two incompatible ways. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in two

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“In two.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20two. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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