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Pete Rose is a sure thing for the Baseball Hall of Fame now, right?
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Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
Some inside the party, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., cautioned the plan is far from a sure thing.
—Claudia Grisales, NPR, 14 May 2025
Wall Street is coming into the new week riding high, though further gains from here are far from a sure thing.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 5 May 2025
But Parasite was far from a sure thing: 1917 had won the top prizes of the producers, directors, cinematographers and sound editors guilds and at the Golden Globe, Critics Choice and BAFTA awards.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
Some inside the party, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., cautioned the plan is far from a sure thing.
—Claudia Grisales, NPR, 14 May 2025
Wall Street is coming into the new week riding high, though further gains from here are far from a sure thing.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 5 May 2025
But Parasite was far from a sure thing: 1917 had won the top prizes of the producers, directors, cinematographers and sound editors guilds and at the Golden Globe, Critics Choice and BAFTA awards.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
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“A sure thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20sure%20thing. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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