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this belongs in the aisle furthest from the cash registers
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The Americas was where Puma’s 2025 sales fell furthest, sliding 10 percent.
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Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 26 Feb. 2026
The organizations advancing furthest are those where leadership mapped the alliances before launching the initiative — identifying who needed to be won over, who needed a seat at the table and who would quietly block progress if left out.
—Sahar Hashmi, Forbes.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Of course, Lilly faces competition in the obesity market from other drugmakers, including Amgen, which has a once-monthly injectable in several late-stage trials — though the two furthest along are expected to be completed next spring .
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
The current collective bargaining agreement is set to expire in December, and the biggest issue of all — the institution of a salary cap — is the one on which the two sides are furthest apart.
—J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
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Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 26 Feb. 2026
The organizations advancing furthest are those where leadership mapped the alliances before launching the initiative — identifying who needed to be won over, who needed a seat at the table and who would quietly block progress if left out.
—Sahar Hashmi, Forbes.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Of course, Lilly faces competition in the obesity market from other drugmakers, including Amgen, which has a once-monthly injectable in several late-stage trials — though the two furthest along are expected to be completed next spring .
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
The current collective bargaining agreement is set to expire in December, and the biggest issue of all — the institution of a salary cap — is the one on which the two sides are furthest apart.
—J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
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“Furthest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/furthest. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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furthest
adverb or adjective
fur·thest
ˈfər-t͟həst 
: farthest
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