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Recent Examples of two-way
Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction The brain and the gut are connected via a bidirectional (two-way) communication system.
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Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 6 Jan. 2026
The following year, the basketball player signed a two-way contract with the Portland Trail Blazers, and in 2023, the Oklahoma City Thunder signed him to the same style of deal.
—Alexandra Hurtado, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
While the Heat’s other two-way players, center Vlad Goldin and guard Jahmir Young, have been on assignment in the G League, Gardner’s energy has been embraced with the Heat playing shorthanded.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
The Heat’s three two-way contract players — Vlad Goldin, Myron Gardner and Jahmir Young— will all be with the team for Tuesday’s game in Minneapolis.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
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Nothing wrong with a little fantasy, but this year’s astrology asks us to stop romanticizing potential and start paying attention to what feels genuine, reciprocal and enduring.—
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But no one was prepared for the kind of reciprocal tariffs that were announced on April 2.—
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The two countries signed dozens of bilateral agreements, including in a 20-year cooperation deal to repair and overhaul Venezuelan refineries and enhance military relations.—
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She was also diagnosed with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, an effect of Usher syndrome, as a baby.—
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Porter quickly established himself as the Bucks’ leading scorer sans Antetokounmpo, but Rollins, who had been the team’s second most-important player behind Antetokounmpo to start the season, never found a synergistic connection with Porter.—
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The research team also pointed out that the synergistic mechanism behind this success involves two interconnected steps.—
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Since then, says Carroll, Hollywood and the field of physics have had a kind of symbiotic relationship around wormholes.—
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These organisms depend on symbiotic bacteria that convert toxic chemicals into energy that sustains life.—
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Malaysia and Indonesia blocked access to Grok over the past weekend, becoming the first countries in the world to ban the AI tool over concerns it could be used to create pornographic and non-consensual images involving women and children, according to BBC News.—
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Canada’s Privacy Commissioner joined the list of regulators expanding its investigations into Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence service, Grok, after the app was used to create non-consensual, explicit images of people.—
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Status will be granted for no more than 24 months unless mutual consent is given for an extension.—
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During an appearance on Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie Ware in January 2024, the actress revealed that the pair actually met when they were set up on a blind date by a mutual friend, music executive Marc Robinson.—
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“Two-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/two-way. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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