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: full-blown sense 2
a full-bore crisis
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: made with maximum effort
a full-bore attempt to succeed
: with maximum effort or speed
runners sprinting full bore
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Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 15 May 2026
The amateurism is a problem all by itself and is part of Trump’s full-bore assault against professionalism across government.
—Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
And with electrons flying at full bore, the furious single-seater promises to keep igniting the record books into embers and ashes.
—New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
One truth is certain: The score, written by two members of Abba, is a full-bore banger, and the cast, led by Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele and Tony nominee Nicholas Christopher, launch the songs far into the rafters.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 15 May 2026
The amateurism is a problem all by itself and is part of Trump’s full-bore assault against professionalism across government.
—Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
Adverb
While many television and podcast analysts have been extremely careful to only note possible theories of what happened to Guthrie based on their past investigative expertise, others have gone full bore in boldly declaring their view of what occurred.
—Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
And with electrons flying at full bore, the furious single-seater promises to keep igniting the record books into embers and ashes.
—New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Full-bore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-bore. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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