Buying two zoom lenses on Thursday, but which two?

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Buying two zoom lenses on Thursday, but which two?
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New to Nikon Z land, loving it, and loving the amazing advice on this forum.

I got some great help when I asked about lenses last time. I currently only have 1 lens for my Z9 - the 24mm 1.8. I bought this as I needed a lens for shooting talking head videos for work asap and the space I record in is too small for a longer focal length.

On Thursday I'm buying two zoom lenses, which will complete my kit for the next year or more. I have narrowed it down to 4 combinations that all work within the money I have to spend. I'm looking for advice on which combination to buy.

What do I shoot? I'm very poor at composition, I'm poor at framing, and so like to shoot things rather than scenes. Also I love shooting wildlife, but only get out a few times per year. I shoot my daughter's swim meets. I'm travelling a lot this summer to Ireland and Italy. If I could afford it, I'd get a standard zoom, a telephoto, AND a super telephoto. But I can't, I can only get two. But which two? and why?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

 arsix's gear list:arsix's gear list
Nikon Z9 Nikon Z 24-70mm F2.8 Nikon Nikkor Z 70-180mm F2.8
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Nikon 24-70 f/2.8 S and the Tamron 70-180 2.8
13.7% 17  votes
Nikon 24-120 f/4 and the Nikon 180-600
68.5% 85  votes
Nikon 24-70 f 2.8 S and Tamron 150-500 f/5-6.7
4.0% 5  votes
Tamron 35-150 f/2-2.8 and Tamron 150-500 f5-6.7
13.7% 17  votes
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