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Sanders is far from a sure thing, and the team has more pressing needs that need to be addressed.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Americans still searching for a sure thing began looking north, toward Wall Street, where the stock market was hitting new highs by the day.
—Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
Yet because funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, increasingly appears to be less than a sure thing, Father Joe’s is now waiting to put shovels in the ground until at least next year.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
With a significantly larger lefty contingent in camp than in previous preseasons, a spot on the Opening Day roster is far from a sure thing.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Americans still searching for a sure thing began looking north, toward Wall Street, where the stock market was hitting new highs by the day.
—Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
Yet because funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, increasingly appears to be less than a sure thing, Father Joe’s is now waiting to put shovels in the ground until at least next year.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
With a significantly larger lefty contingent in camp than in previous preseasons, a spot on the Opening Day roster is far from a sure thing.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
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“A sure thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20sure%20thing. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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