at a (single) stroke

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at a (single) stroke

All at once, with a single decisive or powerful action. When the economy crashed, thousands of people lost their jobs, their homes, and their pensions at a single stroke. As the two leaders ratified the treaty, 10 years of civil war ended at a stroke.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ambrosios	-	Ancient Greek
Age (2)	-	Estonian
Eskandar	-	Persian
Dionisio	dyo-NEE-syo (Spanish), dyo-NEE-zyo (Italian)	Spanish, Italian
Annika	AHN-nee-kah (Swedish, Dutch, Finnish), AH-nee-kah (German), AN-i-kə (English), AHN-i-kə (English)	Swedish, Dutch, Finnish, German, English (Modern)
Radclyffe	RAD-klif	English (Rare)