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Maintaining that level of cooperation is far from a sure thing at a time when deficits and rapidly changing federal policies have upended longstanding assumptions about what aid is available.
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
There is no such thing as a sure thing in the NFL at the position.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
Arriving at its second glasses brand was far from a sure thing.
—Ani Freedman, Fortune, 20 June 2025
However, certainty is anything but a sure thing these days, and the bread-and-butter of the US economy might not go unscathed, said RSM economist Brusuelas.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
There is no such thing as a sure thing in the NFL at the position.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
Arriving at its second glasses brand was far from a sure thing.
—Ani Freedman, Fortune, 20 June 2025
However, certainty is anything but a sure thing these days, and the bread-and-butter of the US economy might not go unscathed, said RSM economist Brusuelas.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
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“A sure thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20sure%20thing. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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