two sides of the same coin
idiom
: two things that are regarded as two parts of the same thing
These problems may seem unrelated but they are really two sides of the same coin.
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An accurate diagnosis and thoughtful decision on the appropriate course of treatment are two sides of the same coin–especially if cancer is caught early.
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Karen E. Knudsen, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2024
Between the lines: Insurers' and retailers efforts to expand their health care delivery footprints are two sides of the same coin, experts tell Axios.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024
View the economy and security as two sides of the same coin
Increasingly, the same technologies that support strong economic growth also underpin modern defense and security solutions.
—Pekka Lundmark, Fortune Europe, 16 July 2024
By way of this elegant framing, Riegel sets Dandelion and Doherty’s Casey up as two sides of the same coin, a concept her script will pull into surprising directions throughout its somewhat meandering running time.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 July 2024
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Karen E. Knudsen, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2024
Between the lines: Insurers' and retailers efforts to expand their health care delivery footprints are two sides of the same coin, experts tell Axios.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024
View the economy and security as two sides of the same coin
Increasingly, the same technologies that support strong economic growth also underpin modern defense and security solutions.
—Pekka Lundmark, Fortune Europe, 16 July 2024
By way of this elegant framing, Riegel sets Dandelion and Doherty’s Casey up as two sides of the same coin, a concept her script will pull into surprising directions throughout its somewhat meandering running time.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 July 2024
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