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Her sight isn’t fully restored, not by a long shot, but the darkness has been replaced with rough shapes and patterns of light and dark.
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IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2011
Wyoming’s maternity-care gap, however, is not the state’s issue of highest concern — not by a long shot.
—Katie Klingsporn, The Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2024
This isn’t my first rodeo with the cuisine, not by a long shot.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
Earth’s moon isn’t the largest — not by a long shot.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 17 June 2019
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IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2011
Wyoming’s maternity-care gap, however, is not the state’s issue of highest concern — not by a long shot.
—Katie Klingsporn, The Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2024
This isn’t my first rodeo with the cuisine, not by a long shot.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
Earth’s moon isn’t the largest — not by a long shot.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 17 June 2019
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