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Cornyn is more of a sure thing to them, Langston said.
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Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
But this isn’t a sure thing, since any nuclear strike on Russian territory would leave both capitals vulnerable to retaliation from a larger nuclear weapons power.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Returns are never a sure thing, and costs can look different from one dealer to the next.
—Sharon Wu, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
There’s no such thing as a sure thing.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
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Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
But this isn’t a sure thing, since any nuclear strike on Russian territory would leave both capitals vulnerable to retaliation from a larger nuclear weapons power.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Returns are never a sure thing, and costs can look different from one dealer to the next.
—Sharon Wu, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
There’s no such thing as a sure thing.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for a sure thing
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“A sure thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20sure%20thing. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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