Hail Mary
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1 : a Roman Catholic prayer to the Virgin Mary that consists of salutations and a plea for her intercession
2 or less commonly Hail Mary pass : a long forward pass in football thrown into or near the end zone in a last-ditch attempt to score as time runs out —often used figuratively The only potential cure is a stem-cell transplant, when you take somebody else's immune system and put it into yours. But right now that's kind of a Hail Mary pass.— Douglas Cote, quoted in Bicycling
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The first known use of Hail Mary was in the 14th century
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