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The phrase "a friend of two" is not standard and may cause confusion in written English.
It could be used in a context where you are referring to someone who is a friend to two specific people or groups, but it lacks clarity.
Example: "In our small circle, she is known as a friend of two, always bridging the gap between us."
Alternatives: "a friend to both" or "a friend of the pair".
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He was a friend of two of the hijackers, Mohamed Atta and Marwan al-Shehhi, wiring money to Mr. Shehhi.
"I told her that she was just showing off," said Rania Samara, her French translator and a friend of two decades.
In contrast, Mr. McCain met with Mr. Powell, a friend of two decades, in June, and has not spoken to him since, the friend said.
"One person is in control," said Denise B. Fitch, a member of the museums' 44-person board of trustees who called herself a friend of two people who were fired.
Russell Brand has been confronted by a friend of two of the victims of the Tunisia massacre after he called the minute's silence held in honour of the dead "a minute of bullshit".
Ayub Sharawi has a "Modern Hebron" poster in his clothing store because he is a friend of two of the candidates, but he said he would probably not vote.
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He says he is a friend of a friend of one of the men who died, horrifically.
A friend of one passenger told Reuters that the passengers were willing.
Mr. Lopez, a friend of four years now, has no trouble following along.
(The National Breast Cancer Foundation is its beneficiary because a friend of one of the collective's founders battled the disease).
For several years, O'Sullivan was accompanied on tour by a man known as the Yunzi, a friend of one of his father's friends in prison.
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