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
Alberta	al-BUR-tə (English), ahl-BER-tah (Italian, Polish, German)	English, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, German
Anantha	-	Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Kannada
Stella	['stelə]
Parker	PAHR-kər	English
Anselmi	AHN-sel-mee	Finnish
Aurelia	ow-RE-lyah (Italian), ow-REL-yah (Polish)	Ancient Roman, Romanian, Italian, Spanish, Polish